reexplain

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Definitions of reexplain word

verb with object reexplain to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse. 1
verb with object reexplain to make known in detail: to explain how to do something. 1
verb with object reexplain to assign a meaning to; interpret: How can you explain such a silly remark? 1
verb with object reexplain to make clear the cause or reason of; account for: I cannot explain his strange behavior. Synonyms: justify. 1
verb without object reexplain to give an explanation. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English explanen < Latin explānāre to smooth out, make intelligible, spread out on flat surface. See ex-1, plane1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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