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De - Pt| English Dictionary: explained | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Explain \Ex*plain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out+plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner, explaner. See {Plain},a., and cf. {Esplanade}.] 1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. [Obs.] The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its leaf. --Evelyn. 2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible. Commentators to explain the difficult passages to you. --Gay. {To explain away}, to get rid of by explanation. [bd]Those explain the meaning quite away.[b8] --Pope. Syn: To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up. | |
