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Find 62 different ways to say EXPLAINS, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com. Verb explain (third-person singular simple present explains, present participle explaining, simple past and past participle explained) (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear … To make plain or comprehensible. 2. To define; expound: We explained our plan to the committee. 3. a. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify: explain an error. b. To offer reasons for the actions, beliefs, …

(informal) Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why something happened). The phenomenon is partly explained by the fact that global temperatures are rising.