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v. give an interpretation or explanation to

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

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elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

warn

v. notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

caution, admonish, monish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

order, tell, enjoin, say

v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

bid

v. make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

propose, suggest, advise

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

spur, goad

v. give heart or courage to

recommend, urge, advocate

v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

preach, advocate

v. speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

guide, steer

v. be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

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