ex-plain (verb) explain: make clear; give a reason for
Detalii: explicate also contains the implication that the something of which an account is being given is more complicated or detailed - so while one may explain why a child is crying, one would explicate the meaning of a poem or implications of a legal document; early senses of explain were 'smooth out' and 'spread flat'
Sinonime: authority,
creed,
doctrine,
guide, guidebook, handbook, manual, sacred writ, sacred writings, scripture,
testament,
text, the good news
Antonime: be vague,
complicate,
confuse, mystify,
obscure,
perplex