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Present participle for to compose of, or constitute, in amount or part of a whole

Present participle for to provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for

Present participle for to succeed in killing, destroying or defeating

Present participle for to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factuality of

Present participle for to regard something as being caused by

Present participle for to pay off one's debts

Present participle for to give a detailed account in words of

Present participle for to render comprehensible or understandable

Present participle for to explore or examine a given topic or subject

(now rare) Present participle for to be made up or consist of

Present participle for to estimate the value of something

Present participle for to be liable, responsible or accountable for something

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

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Verb

Present participle for to compose of, or constitute, in amount or part of a whole

“These patients account for a disproportionate amount of expenses in the health care system.”

Verb

Present participle for to provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for

rationalising^UK

rationalizing^US

explaining away

making acceptable

making excuses for

giving an explanation

giving reasons for

showing grounds for

providing a rationale for

coming up with an explanation

giving an explanation for

giving a reason for

legitimizing^US

legitimising^UK

giving a justification for

giving ground for

offering grounds for

making allowance

making allowances for

giving good reason for

doing justice to

showing just cause for

speaking in favor of

standing up for

making allowances

proving to be reasonable

showing to be reasonable

giving grounds for

giving an excuse for

exonerating oneself

clearing the air about

absolving yourself

shedding light on

throwing light upon

vindicating oneself

giving a rationale for

giving an alibi for

throwing light on

exculpating oneself

giving an apologia for

acquiting oneself

entitling one to

making a case for

pronouncing lawful

giving the green light to

providing a justification for

providing an explanation for

coming up with an explanation for

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“Even if correct, however, this explanation would not account for the health problems of their younger daughter, who has not yet attended high school.”

Verb

Present participle for to succeed in killing, destroying or defeating

putting paid to

making an end of

putting out of action

“On the other side, Naas pulled out all the stops in defeating Kilkenny and they went on to easily account for Portlaoise in the final.”

Verb

Present participle for to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factuality of

circumstantiating

legitimising^UK

legitimizing^US

giving weight to

lending weight to

giving credence to

giving substance to

showing beyond doubt

showing to be true

bearing witness to

giving proof of

rubber-stamping

sticking up for

doing justice to

proving to be genuine

making certain of

double-checking

showing the truth of

giving assurance of

demonstrating the truth of

standing up for

standing bail for

asserting under oath

giving force to

rationalizing^US

rationalising^UK

providing evidence of

bearing witness

giving evidence

throwing your weight behind

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Verb

Present participle for to regard something as being caused by

Verb

Present participle for to pay off one's debts

compensating for

footing the bill

bearing the cost

bearing the expense

coming through with

settling your debts

coming up with the money

making reparation

giving payment to

making reparation for

bearing the cost of

picking up the check

picking up the tab for

picking up the check for

footing the bill for

picking up the tab

picking up the bill

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Verb

Present participle for to give a detailed account in words of

putting into words

giving a description of

giving details of

painting in words

particularising^UK

particularizing^US

giving a rundown of

painting a word picture of

putting in words

running through

giving details on

providing details of

giving the facts on

giving an account of

giving an account

giving verbal account

giving a report

communicating information

bringing word on

providing details

giving the facts

putting forward

coming out with

letting on about

characterizing^US

characterising^UK

bringing to public notice

bringing to public attention

giving voice to

breaking the news

letting it be known

giving notice of

going public with

shouting from the rooftops

spreading the word

blowing wide open

blowing the lid off

giving utterance to

blowing the gaff

letting the cat out of the bag

propagandizing^US

spilling the beans

breaking a story

propagandising^UK

putting in print

getting off your chest

blazoning abroad

issuing a statement about

making a statement

giving blow-by-blow

giving the game away

giving the show away

bringing out into the open

calling attention to

painting a picture

making reference to

bruiting abroad

letting anyone know of

squealing about

getting through

familiarizing^US

giving the word

spinning a yarn

shooting the breeze

exchanging information

letting your hair down

spilling the beans about

breaking silence

laying it on the line

making it known

familiarising^UK

putting in circulation

putting it on record

giving a report of

telling a story

commentating on

editorializing^US

editorialising^UK

writing an article about

letting it all hang out

spitting it out

publishing details of

broadcasting details of

saying something

coming clean about

going public on

going the rounds

dishing the dirt

putting on the air

giving evidence of

talking through

putting on the map

making a pitch for

bringing into the open

taking the lid off

telling all about

speaking briefly of

making observations on

giving a commentary on

making mention of

conferring about

deliberating about

conversing about

exchanging views about

exchanging views on

bringing out into open

putting cards on table

taking the wraps off

getting out of your system

giving the low-down

writing an account of

laying the gaff

unburdening oneself to

unbosoming oneself to

opening your heart

sharing a confidence

letting someone know of

stating further

continuing to speak

putting in a nutshell

throwing light on

going into detail

expressing in words

giving the details of

putting in plain words

giving an explanation of

making intelligible

setting the scene

spelling it out

putting in plain English

bringing forward

telling the story of

running by again

putting on display

putting before the public

going on to say

spreading around

categorizing^US

saying in response

rounding on someone

coming back with

passing the word

running off at mouth

categorising^UK

personalizing^US

individualising^UK

personalising^UK

individualizing^US

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Verb

Present participle for to render comprehensible or understandable

Verb

Present participle for to explore or examine a given topic or subject

Verb

(now rare) Present participle for to be made up or consist of

Verb

Present participle for to estimate the value of something

calculating roughly

setting a figure

thinking through

taking the measure of

roughly calculating

getting the measure of

making an estimate of

categorizing^US

categorising^UK

putting down as

putting down for

putting a price on

scrutinizing^US

compartmentalizing^US

compartmentalising^UK

scrutinising^UK

forming an opinion of

forming an impression of

taking account of

putting a value on

setting a price on

taking measure of

putting in order

making up one's mind about

assessing the worth of

passing judgment

checking something out

considering to be

marking down as

reckoning to be

reconnoitring^UK

reconnoitering^US

taking stock of

taking a look at

giving the once over

having one's number

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Verb

Present participle for to be liable, responsible or accountable for something

being responsible for

taking the responsibility for

taking the blame for

taking the rap for

accepting the responsibility for

Verb

Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force

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