explain

• "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

Synonyms

• explicatemake plain and comprehensible; elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

• "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

• "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
• "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

Synonyms

• excusea defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; a note explaining an absence; a poor example; accept an excuse for; grant exemption or release to; serve as a reason or cause or justification of; defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; ask for permission to be released from an engagement ; excuse, overlook, or make allowances for