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Past tense for to make clear or understandable
Past tense for to fix a problem, to handle a task
Past tense for to illuminate or shine with light
Past tense for to understand or interpret the nature, meaning or significance of
Past tense for to justify or make excuses for
Past tense for to expose or reveal the true nature or character of
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Past tense for to make clear or understandable
explained
clarified
described
defined
demonstrated
detailed
elucidated
illustrated
disclosed
made clear
pointed out
revealed
discussed
showed
broke down
characterised
UK
characterized
US
delineated
demystified
explicated
expounded
got across
went into detail
made plain
put across
specified
spelled out
spelt out
taught
declared
enlightened
told
annotated
briefed
communicated
decoded
defogged
diagramed
diagrammed
disentangled
gave an explanation of
illuminated
simplified
translated
unfolded
unraveled
US
unravelled
UK
unscrambled
educated
enunciated
exhibited
exposed
expressed in words
fleshed out
gave the details of
guided
made intelligible
put in plain English
put in plain words
put into words
reported
ran over
shed light
untangled
laid bare
laid out
lay out
painted a picture
set the scene
spelled it out
spelt it out
unriddled
made obvious
uncovered
shed light on
cleared up
interpreted
construed
sorted out
straightened out
made perfectly clear
resolved
explicitized
explicitised
deciphered
settled
formulated
exemplified
shed
highlighted
analyzed
US
analysed
UK
commented on
cleared the air
experiments with
cleared the air about
got something straight
put into plain English
drew a picture of
made simple
cleared
accounted for
glossed
prove
proved
stated in layman's language
did into
expounded on
drew a picture
straightened up
made see daylight
expanded
expatiated
amplified
developt
developed
enucleated
dilated
criticized
US
appraised
criticised
UK
made explicit
worked out
ran down
enlarged upon
told why
gave the big picture
shown
broken down
gotten across
gone into detail
thrown light on
given an explanation of
given the details of
run over
made easy
boiled down
made straightforward
cleaned up
made easier
broke it down
let sunlight in
put one straight
let daylight in
cut the frills
put in a nutshell
hit the high spots
cut down
drawn a picture of
summarized
US
emphasized
US
emphasised
UK
allegorized
proclaimed
marked
summarised
UK
disinvolved
summed up
brought home
popularized
US
popularised
UK
got over
justified
pointed up
abridged
experimented with
reduced
made easier to understand
made more intelligible
made more comprehensible
run down
drawn a picture
made more accessible
made easy to understand
dumbed down
cleaned it up
gotten to the meat
got to the meat
clued in
made simpler
reduced to the bare bones
explained in simple terms
filled someone in
proven
gotten over
given the big picture
done into
threw light upon
drawn a map of
thrown light upon
drew a map of
gotten down to basics
got down to basics
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Verb
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Past tense for to fix a problem, to handle a task
sorted
resolved
answered
settled
solved
fathomed
fixt
fixed
rectified
clarified
cracked
disentangled
explained
sorted out
unraveled
US
unravelled
UK
dealt with
put right
set right
straightened out
worked out
cleared up
ironed out
put to rights
sewed up
figured out
found an answer to
found a solution to
hammered out
patched up
sussed out
thrashed out
found the solution to
deciphered
dissected
unriddled
reconciled
clinched
analysed
UK
broke
analyzed
US
brake
anatomized
puzzled out
elucidated
licked
unfolded
doped out
riddled out
worked
designed
wrought
untangled
sewn up
thrown light on
set to rights
remedied
corrected
repaired
mended
ameliorated
improved
amended
redressed
bettered
made good
righted
squared
smoothed over
put an end to
put in order
made better
cured
retrieved
found the answer to
reformed
made up for
hit upon
overcome
gotten to the bottom of
got to the bottom of
surmounted
mastered
restored
circumvented
healed
emended
debugged
recalibrated
made right
fixed up
shaped up
coped with
worked through
cleaned up
taken care of
took care of
decoded
revised
unscrambled
composed
adjusted
helped
divined
unlocked
brainstormed
upgraded
doctored
harmonized
US
scrubbed
laundered
decided on
realised
UK
harmonised
UK
put out a fire
found the key to
deconflicted
prevailed over
panned out
determined a solution to
thought out
reached an agreement about
got round
got
picked up
dialed back
set straight
made out
set the record straight
got over
triumphed over
worked on
cleaned up your act
made a dent
found out
red-penciled
realized
US
red-pencilled
overcame
got the better of
gotten around
got around
gotten the better of
benefited
benefitted
boosted
raised
broken
conquered
meliorated
enhanced
refined
alleviated
advanced
promoted
enriched
elevated
holpen
perfected
holp
ended
counteracted
straightened
avenged
eliminated
removed
eased
mitigated
gotten
overhauled
got to the bottom
got right
become better
turned around
brought to an end
patched
turned things around
fiddled with
balanced
aided
recompensed
attended to
straightened up
reconstructed
gotten to the bottom
stepped up
made improvements to
gotten right
paid dues
reconditioned
compensated for
tweaked
made amends for
rewarded
seen to
saw to
gat
squared up
gotten over
renewed
became better
went over
gone over
did away with
done away with
went straight
done justice
gone straight
did justice
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Verb
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Past tense for to illuminate or shine with light
lightened
illuminated
illumined
lit
lighted
irradiated
brightened
emblazed
beaconed
illumed
flashed
bathed
floodlit
floodlighted
gleamed
shone
shined
lit up
shone on
cast light on
flooded with light
shed light on
shed light
cast light upon
enlightened
kindled
made brighter
hit with a light
shone upon
glowed
intensified
burnished
brightened up
made lighter
emblazoned
highlighted
spotlit
spotlighted
limelit
limelighted
belit
fired
belighted
ignited
bathed in light
thrown light on
cast
clarified
animated
flooded
made visible
made bright
furnished
more ❯
Verb
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Past tense for to understand or interpret the nature, meaning or significance of
read
interpreted
construed
understood
apprehended
discerned
took
assimilated
comprehended
deciphered
grasped
appreciated
cognized
decoded
defined
explained
fathomed
followed
saw
translated
compassed
discovered
explicated
got
gat
registered
recognised
UK
recognized
US
figured out
made out
made sense of
worked out
broke down
conceived of
sussed out
took to mean
doped out
perceived the meaning of
pieced together
puzzled out
sorted out
got to the bottom of
made head or tail of
solved
cracked
unravelled
UK
unraveled
US
unriddled
broke
brake
decrypted
unfolded
analyzed
US
revealed
deduced
sussed
rendered
ciphered
twigged
analysed
UK
enciphered
brought out
found the key
found the answer to
made clear
found the key to
broken
readen
gotten to the bottom of
broken down
thrown light on
untangled
conceived
caught on to
cottoned on to
gotten
seen
demystified
resolved
perceived
savvied
sensed
made intelligible
caught
intuited
dug
known
knew
seized
grokked
made
absorbed
absorpt
beheld
identified
ascertained
unciphered
cottoned to
got it
tumbled to
unscrambled
disentangled
riddled
taken
beholden
did
done
taken to mean
got the idea
took in
got the message
gotten the point
got the point
taken in
got the picture
gotten it
gotten the message
gotten the picture
gotten the idea
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Past tense for to justify or make excuses for
explained
excused
justified
defended
accounted for
rationalised
UK
rationalized
US
legitimised
UK
legitimized
US
mitigated
resolved
cleared up
corroborated
supported
attributed
explained away
extenuated
made excuses for
absolved yourself
acquited oneself
cleared the air about
exculpated oneself
exonerated oneself
threw light upon
vindicated oneself
answered to
gave a justification for
gave an alibi for
gave an apologia for
gave an excuse for
gave an explanation for
gave a rationale for
gave a reason for
shed light on
warranted
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Past tense for to expose or reveal the true nature or character of
debunked
exposed
unmasked
demystified
uncloaked
uncovered
unshrouded
nailed
undressed
laid bare
set straight
showed up
cast doubt on
discredited
discounted
disproved
controverted
disputed
invalidated
negated
shot down
caught out
raised doubts about
thrown light on
revealed
let the cat out of the bag
unearthed
brought to light
disclosed
unveiled
discovered
put spotlight on
let on about
divulged
bared
told
showed
spilt
spilled
exhibited
betrayed
unbosomed
displayed
highlighted
leaked
confessed
identified
detected
admitted
unclothed
announced
acknowledged
pointed up
found out
made known
blew the whistle on
blown the whistle on
made public
pulled the plug on
spilled the beans on
come out with
brought out into the open
lifted the lid
smoked out
shown
showed in bad light
shown in bad light
given away
gave away
came out with
blown wide open
blew wide open
took the wraps off
taken the wraps off
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