Which word means provide the meaning of or explain?

To explain is to make plain, clear, or intelligible something that is not known or understood: to explain a theory or a problem To interpret is to give the meaning of something by paraphrase, by translation, or by an explanation based on personal opinion: to interpret a poem or a symbol. So interpret can mean to provide the meaning of or explain but in your own words. Now, some common synonyms of explain are elucidate, explicate, expound, and interpret. While all these words mean "to make something clear or understandable," explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. Any of the words I listed as synonyms of the word explain can be used to provide the meaning of and explain. You could also use the word describe.