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clar·i·fy
Audio Help [klar-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
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Audio Help [klar-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing. –verb (used with object)
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| 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. |
| 4. | to become clear, pure, or intelligible: The political situation clarified. |
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clar·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
clar·i·fi·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. explain, illuminate, elucidate, resolve.
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clarify
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| clar·i·fy
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v. clar·i·fied, clar·i·fy·ing, clar·i·fies v. tr.
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. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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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| 1. | make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [ant: obfuscate] |
| 2. | make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
clarify [ˈklӕrəfai] verb
to make or become clear (in meaning etc)
Example: Would you please clarify your last statement?
Example: Would you please clarify your last statement?
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Clarify company
A software vendor, specialising in Customer Relationship Management software. Nortel Networks sold Clarify to Amdocs in 2002.
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Clarify
Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Clarifying.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare; clarus clear + facere to make. See Clear, and Fact.]1. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. "Boiled and clarified." --Ure. 2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. --South. 3. To glorify. [Obs.] Fadir, clarifie thi name. --Wyclif (John ii. 28).| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Clarify
Clar"i*fy\, v. i. 1. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification. 2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up. Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another. --Bacon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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