explain away (English, verb)
expansion: explain away (third-person singular simple present explains away, present participle explaining away, simple past and past participle explained away)
Senses:
glosses: To dismiss or minimize (a problem, etc.) by explanation.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: explains away
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: explaining away
tags: participle
present
form: explained away
tags: participle
past
form: explained away
tags: past