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explain
verb as in make clear; give a reason for
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"This brings us closer to the size of antibodies, and - just as with antibodies - we can then integrate several desired functions into such a protein," explains Hendrik Dietz.
The team believes that the cocoon's egg-like shape could be explained by either the star's shedding or by the influence of a yet-undiscovered companion star.
That’s partly explained by Emery dropping the defensive line a little deeper.
"This is because the voice adds data to the study that we cannot yet extract from the brain," explains Maskeliūnas.
Kroese explained, "We then compared the standing data gathered by the software against timestamps in the video annotated by three human observers, which is considered the gold standard for behavioral observations."
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What are other ways to say explain?
To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem. To elucidate is to throw light on what before was dark and obscure, usually by illustration and commentary and sometimes by elaborate explanation: They asked him to elucidate his statement. To expound is to give a methodical, detailed, scholarly explanation of something, usually Scriptures, doctrines, or philosophy: to expound the doctrine of free will. To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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