Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English <
Middle French clarifier <
Late Latin clārificāre, equivalent to
Latin clār(
us) clear +
-ificāre -ify Related formsclar·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
EXPANDSynonyms
1. explain, illuminate, elucidate, resolve.