explain
- Verb. To give a sufficiently detailed report about ''(a)'' the reason for something, about why something happened, about a causal chain of events; about ''(b)'' how something works, about how elements in a system interact; about ''(c)'' how to do something, about the steps which need to be accomplished in order to accomplish a certain goal.
- Verb. To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.
- Verb. (obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
- Verb. (obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
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