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explain

verbid 183·updated Jun 3, 2026
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make something clear or understandable by describing it in detail

polysemous

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Classifications

Cognitive

Understand95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5+churches

Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
excuseexplicate
pasttense
explained
presentparticiple
explaining
thirdpersonsingular
explains
pastparticiple
explained

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
§2
make plain and comprehensible
§3
define
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
make something clear or understandable by describing it in detail
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

Outgoing relationships

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verbLevel
  • createlexicon:CognitiveLevel

Incoming relationships

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