explained

ex-plained · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Made something clear or easy to understand by describing it in detail.

  2. 2.

    Gave reasons for something; justified or accounted for.

  3. 3.

    Described the meaning or purpose of something.

Related words

Antonyms: confused, obscured
See also: explain, explaining, explains, explanation
Synonyms: clarified, described, elucidated, illustrated

Etymology

Past tense of explain, from Latin explanare ("to make plain"), from ex- ("out") + planus ("flat, plain").