Explain and View

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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

View verb - To look over closely (as for judging quality or condition).

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Explain and view are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "View".

Nearby Words: viewpoint, viewed, viewing, viewer, viewable

relationship	explain relationship	view relationship
death	explain death	view death
situation	explain situation	view situation
time	explain time	view time
Other words: way, story, actions, existence, events, changes.

Wondrous Ladies Room: Inverted — Donna has a similar romanticised view of urinals, and Tyler has to explain that they really aren't that glamorous.

Source: Lets Play / Versus
Metaphorically True: In the second Star Wars special, Obi-wan's claim that what he said was true "From a certain point of view" becomes the refrain of a musical number for Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda as they explain themselves to Luke.

Source: Western Animation / Robot Chicken
That's still crazy from a biochemistry point-of-view (why would aliens even have DNA?), but at least they try to explain it.

Source: No Biochemical Barriers

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