Explain and Spread

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Spread

Spread verb - To cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people.

Explain and spread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Spread".

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Common collocations

ability explain ability spread ability
power explain power spread power
truth explain truth spread truth
name explain name spread name
Other words: knowledge, death, way, story.

Both words in one sentence

  • Light Novel / Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou Conservation of Ninjutsu: Divas have to spread their power among their contractors, which may explain why possessed summoners and King summoners are so powerful in comparison to others.
  • Badass Family It's really a disproportionate amount of badass to be spread over two generations of the same family, and may explain why they're always trying to murder one another.
    Source: Badass Family
  • Origins Episode In it Judge Death employs a journalist to interview him and spread his message, to explain to the people of the world why they are better off dead.
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