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  • 91impossible to explain — index indefinable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 92decline to explain — refuse to explain …

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  • 93please explain — /pliz əkˈspleɪn/ (say pleez uhk splayn) noun a request for an explanation, especially a formal request from an employer, etc., for an explanation of one s actions or behaviour: his peculiar behaviour prompted a please explain from the boss …

  • 94re-explain — /ri əkˈspleɪn/ (say ree uhk splayn), / ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) to explain again. –re explanation, noun –re explainable, adjective …

  • 95can't begin to explain — can’t begin to imagine/understand/explain/etc spoken phrase used for emphasizing that something is very difficult to imagine, understand etc I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like for him, bringing up three kids on his own. Thesaurus: w …

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  • 96hasten to add/say/explain etc. — hasten to add/say/explain (etc.) : to immediately say something in order to prevent confusion or misunderstanding The company announced that the initial tests look promising, but they hastened to add that there is still much more testing to be… …

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  • 97hasten to add/say/explain — (etc.) : to immediately say something in order to prevent confusion or misunderstanding The company announced that the initial tests look promising, but they hastened to add that there is still much more testing to be done. Let me hasten to point …

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  • 98re-explain — verb interpret from a different viewpoint • Syn: ↑reinterpret • Derivationally related forms: ↑reinterpretation (for: ↑reinterpret) • Hypernyms: ↑rede, ↑ …

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  • 99Explained — Explain Ex*plain ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out + plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner,… …

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  • 100Explaining — Explain Ex*plain ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out + plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner,… …

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