selittää — meaning in English

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.
exegete noun A person skilled at interpreting texts, laws or other difficult and obscure sources.
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 lay out the meaning of something, or to talk about it in detail.
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.

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.