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explain away
verb
(explain away)
to get rid of by or as if by explanation
explain away
verb
(explain away)
to minimize the significance of by or as if by explanation
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explicandum
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put over
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put across
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explain
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misken
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drag up
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get across
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keep apart
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thrash out
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apagoge
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paraleipsis
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bear in mind
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take hold
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overtalk
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epiplexis
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misexplanation
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talk into
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puzzle over
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do without
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talk down
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tread on
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revince
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send away
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bring about
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circumventive
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petitio principii
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unwonder
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pretex
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conspiracy of silence
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sound out
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temporise
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concentrate on
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neurad
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keep down
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argumentize
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nonattention
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come between
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argufy
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evadable
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hold forth
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pick at
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enodation
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clear away
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haffle
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anatomise
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explain away
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