| explain | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible.; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ rede, interpret | give an interpretation or explanation to. |
| ~ account for | give reasons for.; "Can you account for all these absences?" |
| ~ naturalize | explain with reference to nature. |
| ~ clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible.; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
| ~ comment | explain or interpret something. |
| v. (communication) | 2. explain | define.; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| v. (communication) | 3. excuse, explain | serve as a reason or cause or justification of.; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again" |
| ~ alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi. |
| ~ vindicate, justify | show to be right by providing justification or proof.; "vindicate a claim" |
| obvious | | |
| adj. | 1. obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.; "obvious errors" |
| ~ apparent, evident, manifest, plain, patent, unmistakable | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
| ~ axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted | evident without proof or argument.; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" |
| ~ provable, demonstrable | capable of being demonstrated or proved.; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men" |
| ~ frank | clearly manifest; evident.; "frank enjoyment" |
| ~ open-and-shut | so obvious as to be easily solved or decided.; "an open-and-shut case" |
| ~ self-explanatory | needing no explanation. |
| ~ transparent | easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety).; "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie" |
| ~ writ large | made more obvious or prominent.; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features" |
| ~ overt, open | open and observable; not secret or hidden.; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" |
| unmistakable | | |
| adj. | 1. unmistakable | clearly evident to the mind.; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
| adj. | 2. apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
| ~ obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.; "obvious errors" |
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