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excuse explain explicate

Serve as a reason or cause or justification of WordNet 3.0

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Serve as a reason or cause or justification of WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

To inform about the reason for something, how something works, or how to do something. OmegaWiki

Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

excuse, explain

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explain, explicate

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