Explain
Witness
Witness verb - To declare (something) to be true or genuine.
Explain and witness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Witness".
Nearby Words: witnessed, witnessing
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| power | explain power | witness power |
| part | explain part | witness part |
| relationship | explain relationship | witness relationship |
| death | explain death | witness death |
| Other words: events. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The witness responds that she is from Kiev, but Marshall continues to assume that she's Russian, and she has to explain that Kiev is in Ukraine.
Source: Mistaken Nationality - During the course of the first season, Dexter remembers being witness to the brutal chainsaw killing of his mother, which helps explain why he and his bro are so screwed up.
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Witness the time she tries to get Sweets to explain, and he blows her off with "You wouldn't believe me anyway." The curiosity clearly eats her alive.
Source: Series / Bones
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