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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain, make clear |
| Synonyms: | analyze, break down, clear up, define, delineate, draw a picture, elucidate, formulate, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, make perfectly clear, make plain, resolve, settle, shed light on, simplify, spell out, straighten out, throw light on |
| Antonyms: | confuse, muddle |
| Main Entry: | illustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, exemplify |
| Synonyms: | allegorize, bring home, clarify, clear, clear up, delineate, depict, disclose, draw a picture, elucidate, emblematize, embody, emphasize, epitomize, evidence, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, expound, get across, get over, highlight, illuminate, imitate, instance, interpret, lay out, limelight, make clear, make plain, manifest, mark, mirror, ostend, personify, picture, point up, portray, proclaim, represent, reveal, show, show and tell, spotlight*, symbolize, typify, vivify |
| Antonyms: | hide, obscure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make easy, intelligible |
| Synonyms: | abridge, analyze, boil down, break down, break it down, chasten, clarify, clean it up, clean up, clear up, cut down, cut the frills, decipher, disentangle, disinvolve, draw a picture, elucidate, explain, facilitate, get down to basics, get to the meat, hit the high spots, interpret, lay out, let daylight in, let sunlight in, make clear, make perfectly clear, make plain, order, put in a nutshell, put one straight, reduce, shorten, spell out, streamline, unscramble |
| Antonyms: | complicate, confuse, make difficult |
| Main Entry: | specify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate; decide definitely |
| Synonyms: | be specific, blueprint*, button down, cite, come to the point, condition, define, detail, determine, draw a picture, enumerate, establish, finger*, fix, get down to brass tacks, get to the point, go into detail, indicate, individualize, instance, inventory, itemize, lay out, limit, list, make, mention, name, particularize, peg, pin down, point out, precise, put down, put finger on, set, settle, show clearly, slot, specialize, specificate, specificize, spell out, stipulate, tab, tag, tick off |
| Antonyms: | generalize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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