Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
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
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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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).
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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.
Source: But What About the Astronauts? - 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.
Source: Sorry to Interrupt
Cite this Source
Warp and Explain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/warp
Explain & Warp. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/warp>.
Warp or Explain. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explain/warp.
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