explain vs recount

explain

verb
  • To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. 

  • To give a valid excuse for past behavior. 

  • To make something plain or intelligible. 

recount

verb
  • To tell; narrate; to relate in detail 

  • To count again. 

noun
  • A counting again, as of votes. 

  • Narration, account, description, rendering 

How often have the words explain and recount occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )