Explain vs. Define
Explainverb
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
Explainverb
To give a valid excuse for some past behavior.
Explainverb
(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
Explainverb
(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
Explainverb
To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
Explainverb
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.
Explainverb
To give an explanation.
Explainverb
make palin and comprehensible;
Explainverb
define;
Explainverb
serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
Explainverb
make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts
Explainverb
give a reason so as to justify or excuse (an action or event)
Explainverb
be the cause of or motivating factor for
Explainverb
minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification
Defineverb
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
Defineverb
(obsolete) To settle, decide an argument etc.
Defineverb
To express the essential nature of something.
Defineverb
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
Defineverb
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.
Defineverb
To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
Defineverb
(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.
Definenoun
(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
Defineverb
To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
Defineverb
To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.
Defineverb
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.
Defineverb
To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.
Defineverb
To determine; to decide.
Defineverb
give a definition for the meaning of a word;
Defineverb
determine the essential quality of
Defineverb
determine the nature of;
Defineverb
delineate the form or outline of;
Defineverb
state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
Defineverb
give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary
Defineverb
make up or establish the character or essence of
Defineverb
mark out the boundary or limits of
Defineverb
make clear the outline of; delineate
