Synonym: answer, clarify, demonstrate, illustrate, show, simplify, solve. Antonym: obscure. Similar words: complaint, plaintiff, explanation, complain about, explode, explore, exploit, explicit. Meaning: [ɪk'spleɪn] 
v. 1. make plain and comprehensible 2. define 3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of.
v. 1. make plain and comprehensible 2. define 3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of. 
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31. Stop crying, explain yourself!
32. She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her.
33. She went to the office to explain her predicament .
34. If you'll bear with me, Frank, just let me try to explain.
35. Life is full of inevitable highs and lows. Don't complain, don't explain, just maintain.
36. I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind.
37. To explain this, they hypothesise that galaxies must contain a great deal of missing matter which cannot be detected.
38. I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap.
39. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll be happy to explain.
40. He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities.
41. Need not be anyone understood, more don't like anyone to explain themselves.
42. When asked to explain where all the money had gone,father pointed to the rising prices.
43. I asked him to explain his actions.
44. Please give me a chance to explain.
45. Late again, Tom? I hope you can explain yourself.
46. Stop talking in riddles and explain what's going on!
47. She saw his quick frown and hastened to explain.
48. How can she explain away her error?
49. I'll explain to you where everything goes.
50. I'll explain the rules as we go along.
51. How can you explain that sort of behaviour?
52. I cannot explain her strange behaviour.
53. The foregoing helps to explain these results.
54. He banged the phone down before I could explain.
55. Could you explain yourself a little more-I didn't understand.
56. They begged him to explain,[Sentence dictionary] but he remained dumb.
57. That's rather difficult for me to explain.
58. It's difficult to explain exactly how the system works.
59. I'll try to explain in simple terms.
60. Mr Davies leapt in to explain.
More similar words: complaint, plaintiff, explanation, complain about, explode, explore, exploit, explicit, explosion, exploration, maintain, claim, proclaim, expand, expert, expose, expect, export, expense, play, plan, expertise, expected, exposure, plant, plate, place, experience, expansion, experiment.