clarify
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.
to become clear, pure, or intelligible: The political situation clarified.
Origin of clarify
1Other words for clarify
Other words from clarify
- clar·i·fi·ca·tion [klar-uh-fuh-key-shuhn], /ˌklær ə fəˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- clar·i·fi·er, noun
- non·clar·i·fied, adjective
- un·clar·i·fied, adjective
- un·clar·i·fy·ing, adjective
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How to use clarify in a sentence
It is then forced into tanks by a pump and run to the clarifiers, which are large kettles heated by steam.
The substances used for this purpose are popularly known as clarifiers or finings.
And here let me show the relative value of the "grande" and of clarifiers as agents of clarification.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom | P. L. SimmondsThis decomposes the saccharate of lime, which has been formed in consequence of the large excess of lime added to the clarifiers.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom | P. L. Simmonds
British Dictionary definitions for clarify
/ (ˈklærɪˌfaɪ) /
to make or become clear or easy to understand
to make or become free of impurities
to make (fat, butter, etc) clear by heating, etc, or (of fat, etc) to become clear as a result of such a process
Origin of clarify
1Derived forms of clarify
- clarification, noun
- clarifier, noun
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