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Webster 1913 Edition
Explain
Ex-plain′
(ĕks-plān′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Explained
(ĕks-plānd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Explaining
.] 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 BibleCommentators to
explain
the difficult passages to you. Gay.
Syn. – To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.
Ex-plain′
,Verb.
I.
To give an explanation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Explain
EXPLA'IN
,Verb.
T.
To make plain,manifest or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to illustrate by discourse, or by notes. The first business of a preacher is to explain his text. Notes and comments are intended to explain the scriptures.
EXPLA'IN
,Verb.
I.