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Synonyms
- clarify,
- clear (up),
- construe,
- demonstrate,
- demystify,
- elucidate,
- explain,
- explicate,
- expound,
- get across,
- illuminate,
- illustrate,
- interpret,
- simplify,
- unriddle
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The first known use of spell out was in 1940
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