单词	explaining away
释义	explain away verb explained away; explaining away; explains 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 Synonyms account (for) attribute explain rationalize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences after the surprise attack, military leaders struggled to explain away the nation's unpreparedness tried to explain away his adulterous affairs by saying that men are promiscuous by nature Word History First Known Use 1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1 explaining away verb present participle of explain away 1 as in explaining to give the reason for or cause of after the surprise attack, military leaders struggled to explain away the nation's unpreparedness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance explaining accounting (for) justifying rationalizing attributing condoning forgiving exculpating exonerating absolving excusing vindicating acquitting 2 as in glossing (over) to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses tried to explain away his adulterous affairs by saying that men are promiscuous by nature Synonyms & Similar Words explaining glossing (over) excusing justifying glozing (over) deodorizing extenuating whitewashing playing down palliating accounting (for) minimizing confessing apologizing varnishing atoning sugarcoating mitigating alleviating rationalizing softening lightening tempering moderating lessening exculpating vindicating exonerating easing absolving acquitting soft-pedaling clearing
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