About The Word Account for

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Account for

Account for Meaning & Definition
Account for Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Account for?

[v] give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"
[v] be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Account for:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Account for: accredit with | accrete to | acknowledge | allegorize | apply to | ascribe to | assign to | attach to | attribute to | blame | blame for | blame on | bring home to | charge on | charge to | clarify | clear | clear up | confess | connect with | crack | credit with | cry sour grapes | decipher | demonstrate | demythologize | destigmatize | do justice to | elucidate | enlighten | euhemerize | exculpate | exemplify | explain | explain away | explicate | exposit | expound | fasten upon | father upon | fix on | fix upon | give reason for | give the meaning | hang on | illuminate | illustrate | impute to | justify | lay to | make clear | make plain | pin on | pinpoint | place upon | point to | popularize | purge | rationalize | refer to | rehabilitate | reinstate | restore | saddle on | saddle with | set down to | settle upon | shed light upon | show | show how | show the way | simplify | solve | spell out | throw light upon | unfold | unlock | unravel | vindicate | warrant

See Also | be | explain | explicate

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