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clarification

[klar-uh-fahy]

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verb (used with object)

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

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

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

verb (used without object)

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

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French clarifier < Late Latin clārificāre, equivalent to Latin clār(us) clear + -ificāre -ify

Related forms

clar·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

clar·i·fi·er, noun

non·clar·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

non·clar·i·fied, adjective

un·clar·i·fied, adjective

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un·clar·i·fy·ing, adjective

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Synonyms
1. explain, illuminate, elucidate, resolve.

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Example Sentences

Increasingly it is realized that the time is about here for final integration and clarification of concepts.

He sees the need for a different kind of clarification from the federal government.

However, there is one point in particular that needs clarification.

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Increasingly it is realized that the time is about here for final integration and clarification of concepts.

He sees the need for a different kind of clarification from the federal government.

However, there is one point in particular that needs clarification.

Thank you for the opportunity to offer clarification on these issues.

He presents the following clarification to this frequently asked.

We have made the requested clarification to the sixth slide.

If you're having a hard time following a conversation at a noisy party, speak up and ask for some clarification.

One area that may require clarification is that with gout, pain-free doesn't mean disease-free.

Let me know if the somewhat vague answer needs clarification or if this solved it for you.

Foreign investors are hoping that the elections will be followed by a definitive clarification of mining-sector investment rules.

The proof is not perfect: parts of it require clarification and some steps need closer inspection.

We've received a bit of clarification on the price from a trusted source who has seen a price quote from the firm.

If you are unclear about what a faculty member is asking, request clarification.

The article could use a word of clarification on this.

Many questions here relating to methodology and conclusions need clarification.

Shah did not respond to a follow-up e-mail seeking clarification on his first answers.

Ask for clarification on anything you do not understand.

The mention of learning synapses in the press release definitely needs clarification.

NebuAd did not respond to a request for comment or clarification of the report's findings by deadline.

The original blog post cries out for clarification on a couple of points.

Clarification of the geophysical definition of a gravity field.

I'd say this falls somewhere between rebuttal and clarification.

Students who were proactive got the clarification and feedback they wanted.

Your clarification is not going to turn any of them away from their dogma.

Aside from these additions and some much-needed clarification in the rulebook, it's the same game as before.

Authorities are unresolved and await further clarification.

Yes, they should be ashamed of themselves, and they should print some sort of clarification at their first opportunity.

Of course the rubric helps, but each component of the rubric still needs clarification.

Humans also say things that, even with context, are confusing without clarification.

Thanks for the clarification about it being air quality.

The headline was also changed to reflect this clarification.

Always make sure to write their ideas on the board, organizing them as need be, asking for clarification as need.

Fair enough, but without that info the article is misleading and should not have been published without clarification.

The whole idea that evolution and religion needs a bit of clarification.

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World English Dictionary

clarify (ˈklærɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.	to make or become clear or easy to understand
2.	to make or become free of impurities
3.	to make (fat, butter, etc) clear by heating, etc, or (of fat, etc) to become clear as a result of such a process

[C14: from Old French clarifier, from Late Latin clārificāre, from Latin clārus clear + facere to make]

clarifi'cation

—n

'clarifier

—n

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Word Origin & History

clarify

early 14c., from O.Fr. clarifier, from L. clarificare "to make clear," from L. clarus "famous, clear" (from clarare) + root of facere "to make, do" (see factitious).

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"One of the main tasks of adolescence is to achieve an identity—not necessarily a knowledge of who we are, but a clarification of the range of what we might become, a set of self-references by which we can make sense of our responses, and justify our decisions and goals."

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