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selittää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  • articulate adj Able to express thoughts clearly and fluently in speech or writing.
  • declare verb To state something formally, publicly, or emphatically.
  • explain verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
  • explicate verb Explain something in detail, drawing out its meaning and implications point by point.
  • expound verb To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
  • gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
  • infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
  • plead verb To argue a case formally, especially in court.
  • resolve verb To find a satisfactory solution to a problem or disagreement.
  • square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.

Senses

selittää is used for these senses in English:

  • absolve (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15th century until the mid 17th century.]
  • account for (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
  • articulate (transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
  • declare (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
  • exegete (transitive) (chiefly, religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on.
  • explain (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
  • explain (transitive) To give the reason for, justification for, or cause of.
  • explicate (transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.

absolve — full definition

  1. verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  2. verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.

articulate — full definition

  1. adj Able to express thoughts clearly and fluently in speech or writing.
  2. verb To express an idea clearly, or to pronounce words distinctly.

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