re-explain
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Definition
Verb: - To explain something again, often from a different viewpoint or in a different way to improve understanding.
Usage
The verb "re-explain" is used when an initial explanation was insufficient, unclear, or misunderstood, and a second, often different, attempt at clarification is needed. It implies a deliberate effort to present the same information with a new perspective or simpler terms. - The concept was complex, so the teacher had to re-explain it using a simple analogy. - Could you re-explain the instructions? I didn't catch the first step.
Advanced Usage
- To re-explain oneself: To clarify one's own previous statements or intentions.
- After causing confusion, the manager had to re-explain herself to the team.
Variants and Related Words
- Re-explanation (noun): The act or result of explaining something again.
- His re-explanation of the policy made everything clear.
Synonyms
- Clarify: To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.
- Restate: To express the same message or idea again in different words.
- Elucidate: To make something clear; to explain.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms specifically using "re-explain".)
Verb
- interpret from a different viewpoint