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demythologize collapse: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

popularize collapse: make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"; cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

elucidate collapse

expound collapse

explicate collapse: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

namely collapse: as follows

justify collapse: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"; show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

make plain collapse

spell out collapse: make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands"; spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"

account for collapse: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"; be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

decipher collapse: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

exemplify collapse: clarify by giving an example of; be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

moralize collapse: improve the morals of; interpret the moral meaning of; "moralize a story"

illustrate collapse: supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"; depict with an illustration

sermonize collapse: speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes"

solve collapse: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

make clear collapse

reinstate collapse: restore to the previous state or rank

rationalize collapse: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"; think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"; structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

clear up collapse: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

hold forth collapse: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"

vulgarize collapse: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

unlock collapse: become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"; open the lock of; "unlock the door"; set free or release

debug collapse: locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"

destigmatize collapse

unriddle collapse

preach collapse: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"; deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"

clear the way collapse

pave the way collapse

paraphrase collapse: rewording for the purpose of clarification; express the same message in different words

exculpate collapse

grease the wheels collapse

explain collapse: make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"; define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

hit the nail on the head collapse

unravel collapse: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

decode collapse: convert code into ordinary language

rehabilitate collapse: help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"; restore to a state of good condition or operation; reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"

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