Explain and Warp

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

Warp is an antonym for explain.

Warp

Warp verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: the faulty English translation really warps the meaning of the original Russian text

Explain is an antonym for warp.

Nearby Words: warped, warping, warper

Common collocations

plot explain plot warp plot
time explain time warp time
story explain story warp story
rules explain rules warp rules
Other words: feelings, events.

Both words in one sentence

  • Characters / Warhammer 40000 Imperial Guard Shrug of God: This Al'rahem may be named after the one who served Macharius himself, a descendant of him, or even the same person (if travel through the warp did something to explain this).
  • But What About the Astronauts? Pre-crisis comics handwaved Superman's spaceship creating a space warp between Krypton and Earth to explain why so many kryptonians ended up on Earth.
  • In Star Trek: First Contact, Picard is admiring the first human-built warp ship and trying to explain to Data how being close to something makes it seem more real.
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