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Explained Explain Ex*plain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Explaining.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out,
explain; ex out+plandare to make level or plain, planus
plain: cf. OF. esplaner, explaner. See Plain,a., and cf.
Esplanade.]
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 Bible.
Commentators to explain the difficult passages to
you. --Gay.
To explain away, to get rid of by explanation. ``Those
explain the meaning quite away.' --Pope.
Syn: To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.
Explainer Explainer Ex*plain"er, n.
One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator;
an interpreter.
