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Ex*plain" (ĕks*pl&ā;n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explained(ĕks*pl&ā;nd"); 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.]
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The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its leaf.
Evelyn.
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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.
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Commentators to explain the difficult passages to you.
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To explain away, to get rid of by explanation. “Those explain the meaning quite away.” Pope.
Syn. -- To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.
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Ex*plain", v. i. To give an explanation.
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