Instance and Explain

noun

• An occurrence of something.
  • usage: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
  • synonyms: case, example
• An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
  • usage: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
  • synonyms: example, illustration, representative

verb

• Clarify by giving an example of.
  • synonyms: exemplify, illustrate

• (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
• (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
• (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
• (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
• (v.t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
• (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
• (v.i.) To give an example.

verb

• Make plain and comprehensible.
  • usage: "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
  • synonyms: explicate
• Define.
  • usage: "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
• Serve as a reason or cause or justification of.
  • usage: "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
  • synonyms: excuse

• (a.) To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
• (v.i.) To give an explanation.
• (a.) To make plain, manifest or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible.