going in to detail (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: back off, break off, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits,
close, close out, come to an end,
culminate, cut it out, desist,
die, discontinue,
drop, end,
fail,
finish, give over, halt, intermit, knock off, leave off, pack in, quit, quit cold turkey, refrain, shut down,
stay, surcease,
terminate, wind up
Antonime: begin,
commence, continue,
go,
initiate, keep on,
start