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clarification

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clar⋅i⋅fy

  [klar-uh-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.
Use clarification in a Sentence
–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

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

v.   tr.

  1. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.

  2. To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind.

  3. 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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Word Origin & History

clarify 
1325, 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: clar·i·fy
Pronunciation: 'klar-&-"fI
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
transitivesenses
: to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter <clarify sewage> clarify intransitive senses
: to becomeclear —clar·i·fi·ca·tion /"klar-&-f&-'kA-sh&n/ noun —clar·i·fi·er /'klar-&-"fI(-&)r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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