gives the big picture (verb) explicate: clarify, expand
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: affront, brush aside, brush off,
condemn,
depreciate,
despise,
detest,
discount,
disdain,
dismiss,
disregard, have nothing to do with,
ignore, keep at arm's length, keep one's distance, laugh off, let go, live with, make light of, not care for,
overlook, pass by, pass over, pass up, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pretermit,
rebuff,
reject, scant,
scorn, shrug off,
slight, slur,
spurn, tune out,
underestimateAntonime: cherish,
concern,
guard,
nurture,
protect, take care of,
watch