Verb explain (third-person singular simple present explains, present participle explaining, simple past and past participle explained) (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. The issue was explained to the governor in detail.
(informal) Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why something happened). The phenomenon is partly explained by the fact that global temperatures are rising.
Synonyms for EXPLAINS: illustrates, clarifies, demonstrates, simplifies, illuminates, interprets, elucidates, expounds; Antonyms of EXPLAINS: obscures, confuses, clouds, confounds, obfuscates, befogs
Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always "on,"they find ways to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends.