Definition: serve as a reason or cause or justification of
Usage: Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work; Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
Similar words: vindicate, justify
Definition: show to be right by providing justification or proof
Usage: vindicate a claim
Definition: make plain and comprehensible
Usage: He explained the laws of physics to his students
Similar words: inform
Definition: impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
Usage: I informed him of his rights
Synonyms: explain
Definition: define
Usage: The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
Similar words: tell, say, state
Definition: express in words
Usage: He said that he wanted to marry her; tell me what is bothering you; state your opinion; state your name