diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Anchor and Alias Operators.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Anchor and Alias Operators.md
index ea04f11e..e3682dc5 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Anchor and Alias Operators.md	
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Anchor and Alias Operators.md	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Use the `alias` and `anchor` operators to read and write yaml aliases and anchors. The `explode` operator normalises a yaml file (dereference aliases and remove anchor names).
+Use the `alias` and `anchor` operators to read and write yaml aliases and anchors. The `explode` operator normalises a yaml file (dereference (or expands) aliases and remove anchor names).
 
 `yq` supports merge aliases (like `<<: *blah`) however this is no longer in the standard yaml spec (1.2) and so `yq` will automatically add the `!!merge` tag to these nodes as it is effectively a custom tag.
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Anchor and Alias Operators.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Anchor and Alias Operators.md
index 17611342..cbc089ea 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Anchor and Alias Operators.md	
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Anchor and Alias Operators.md	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Use the `alias` and `anchor` operators to read and write yaml aliases and anchors. The `explode` operator normalises a yaml file (dereference aliases and remove anchor names).
+Use the `alias` and `anchor` operators to read and write yaml aliases and anchors. The `explode` operator normalises a yaml file (dereference (or expands) aliases and remove anchor names).
 
 `yq` supports merge aliases (like `<<: *blah`) however this is no longer in the standard yaml spec (1.2) and so `yq` will automatically add the `!!merge` tag to these nodes as it is effectively a custom tag.