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  • 101explain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. expound, solve, elucidate, resolve, fathom, account for; demonstrate, construe, interpret, define, describe, develop, detail, criticize, comment. See answer, attribution, interpretation. II (Roget… …

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  • 102rephrase — [v] say in another way express differently, paraphrase, put another way, put differently, put in other words, recast, reword; concept 57 …

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  • 103reword — re•word [[t]riˈwɜrd[/t]] v. t. 1) to put into other words: to reword a contract[/ex] 2) to express in the same words; repeat …

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  • 104explain — I verb account for, annotate, assign a meaning to, cause to be understood, clarify, clear of obscurity, clear up, decipher, define, demonstrate, describe, disentangle, elucidate, enlighten, enucleate, exemplify, expedire, explanare, explicate,… …

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  • 105Fourth out — In baseball, the fourth out is a legal out made by the defense after three outs in a half inning already have been recorded. According to the rules, the third out does not cause the ball to become dead; if the fielders make a subsequent out that… …

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  • 106reword — /ree werrd /, v.t. 1. to put into other words: to reword a contract. 2. to repeat. [1590 1600; RE + WORD] * * * …

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  • 107elucidate — I verb annotate, ascertain, bring out more clearly, cast light upon, clarify, clear of obscurity, clear up, comment upon, commentate, construe, decipher, decode, define, demonstrate, describe, detail, determine, disentangle, enlighten, enucleate …

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  • 108reword — /ˌriˈwɜd/ (say .ree werd) verb (t) 1. to put into other words. 2. to repeat. –rewording, noun …

  • 109metaphrase — n. & v. n. literal translation. v.tr. put into other words. Derivatives: metaphrastic adj. Etymology: mod.L metaphrasis f. Gk metaphrasis f. metaphrazo translate …

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  • 110re|word — «ree WURD», transitive verb. 1. to put in other words; rephrase. 2. to repeat exactly …

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