Explain and Spell

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Spell and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spell" instead a verb "Explain".

Spell verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.

Usage example: that summertime combination of hot temperatures and equally hot tempers can spell trouble

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Explain and spell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Spell".

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

Under no circumstances should you explain or spell out acronyms or abbreviations.

Source: Darth Wiki / How Not to Write a YKTTW
This leads to her hounding Twilight until Celestia orders her to undo the spell and explain things.

Source: Laser-Guided Amnesia
Then happens in-universe, when Twilight launches into a contradictory, nonsensical metaphor to explain a timestream-mending magic spell.

Source: Fanfic / Diamond and Silver's Excellent Adventure

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