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excuse  explain  explicate
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Serve as a reason or cause or justification of WordNet 3.0
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Serve as a reason or cause or justification of WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To inform about the reason for something, how something works, or how to do something. OmegaWiki
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Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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