3.5.1.2.3 Explain
Use this domain for words related to explaining something--to help someone to understand something.
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(1) What words refer to explaining something?
Example words: explain, throw light on, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, by way of explanation
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(2) What words do people use when they start to explain something?
Example words: in other words, let me explain, that is, to put it another way, put it like this, put it this way, let me rephrase that
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(3) What words refer to explaining how something works or how to do something?
Example words: tell, explain, demonstrate, give instructions
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(4) What words refer to explaining something difficult using simple language?
Example words: simplify, demystify
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(5) What words refer to explaining something completely?
Example words: set out
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(6) What words refer to what you say when you explain something?
Example words: explanation, account, instructions, directions