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explains away
vb. (en-third-person singularexplain away)
Usage examples of "explains away".
Literality makes the church a necessity and explains away our fear of the divine mystical experience.
But if you must fight about that - Don't you see it explains away the last problem?
That explains away any incongruities of voice or manner which otherwise might awaken suspicion.
This same spirit, which promptly assumes everything against us, just as readily denies or explains away everything in our favor.