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explain away
verb
Definition of EXPLAIN AWAY
transitive verb
1
: to get rid of by or as if by explanation
2
: to minimize the significance of by or as if by explanation <explains his faults, but does not try to explain them away — M. K. Spears>
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First Known Use of EXPLAIN AWAY
1704
Related to EXPLAIN AWAY
- Synonyms
- account (for), attribute, explain, rationalize
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