WordNet: excuse, explain
serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
- hypernym justify, vindicate
- hyponym alibi
excuse
- (englanti) excuse (derivationally related)
- (suomi) kelvata jnk selitykseksi (synonyymi)
explain
- (englanti) explanation (derivationally related)
- (suomi) selittää (synonyymi)