Explain and Update

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

Update verb - To adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage.

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Explain and update are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Update".

Nearby Words: updated, updating

name	explain name	update name
appearance	explain appearance	update appearance
plot	explain plot	update plot
way	explain way	update way
Other words: characters, story, details, concept, references, aspects.

Funny Background Event: Often at the start of videos, Venturian (or whoever else is hosting) will take a moment to give the audience an update or explain what they're doing.

Source: Lets Play / Venturian Tale
For example, Fumblemore was participating in the first livestream event, and Old_Peculier helped the Yogscast explain the 1.2 Beta update.

Source: Machinima / Yogscast Minecraft Series
The best example has to be from the modern update of The Bard's Tale where an old man NPC appears out of nowhere in a basement to explain the game's basics- but to the Bard and not the player.

Source: He Knows About Timed Hits

Cite this Source

Update and Explain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/update

Explain & Update. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/update>.

Update or Explain. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/update.

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