explain

[1]	interpret , explicate , define , explicate , detail , delineate , make plain , simplify , spell out , resolve , get across , clarify , clear up , elucidate , illustrate , expound , describe , disclose , unfold , unravel , untangle
[2]	explain away , justify , account for , excuse , rationalize , legitimate , legitimatize , extenuate , palliate
[3]	hysterical , excuse , berserk , wild , crazy , (Slang) loony