- (a.) To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
- (v.i.) To give an explanation.
- (a.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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