To Account For

1. (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
2. (transitive) To be the primary cause of
3. The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land.
4. (transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
5. (transitive) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
6. (transitive) To be answerable for.
7. (transitive) To destroy or put out of action