reexplain

State once more

To reexplain is to explain something again, typically because the first attempt failed to convey understanding: Let me reexplain the process from the beginning.

The word implies the listener didn't grasp the original explanation, or circumstances have changed enough to warrant a fresh attempt.

clarify

elucidate

To make understood

shed light · make clear · spell out · break down · lay out · unpack · untangle · unravel · disambiguate · straighten out

elaborate

expound

Explain at length

flesh out · explicate · develop · amplify · annotate · gloss · exemplify · illustrate · enrich · supplement

teach

instruct

Convey knowledge or orders

  • teachImpart skills or knowledge
  • tutorIndividual instruction provider
  • coachOne who instructs

mentor · educate · guide · walk through · demonstrate · show · lesson · remediate · scaffold · enlighten

simplify

simplify

Make less complex

condense · streamline · layman's terms · plain language · basics · elementary · easy · straightforward · uncomplicated · digestible

Opposites
clarity of initial communication

reexplainobfuscate

Make unclear intentionally

confuse · obscure · muddle · bewilder · mystify

communicative direction

reexplainmisunderstand

Grasp incorrectly

question

repetition vs. initial attempt

reexplainintroduce

Make formally known

present

Family

reexplaining

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