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clar·i·fy

Audio Help [klar-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.

2.	to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid.

3.	to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive: The short nap clarified his thoughts.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to become clear, pure, or intelligible: The political situation clarified.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < MF clarifier < LL clārificāre, equiv. to L clār(us) clear + -ificāre -ify

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—Related forms

clar·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

clar·i·fi·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. explain, illuminate, elucidate, resolve.

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clar·i·fy Audio Help   (klār'ə-fī') Pronunciation Key
v.   clar·i·fied, clar·i·fy·ing, clar·i·fies

v.   tr.

To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.
To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind.
To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently or filtering: clarify butter.

v. intr.
To become clear.

[Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifier, from Late Latin clārificāre : Latin clārus, clear; see clear + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

clar'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., clar'i·fi'er n.

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clarifying
adjective
that makes clear; "a clarifying example"

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