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clar·i·fy

Audio Help [klar-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

–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

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—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 Audio Help   (klār'ə-fī') Pronunciation Key
v.   clar·i·fied, clar·i·fy·ing, clar·i·fies

v.   tr.

To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.
To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind.
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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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).

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clarify
verb
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"

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clarify [ˈklӕrəfai] verb

to make or become clear (in meaning etc)
Example: Would you please clarify your last statement?

Arabic:	يُوَضِّح، يُفَسِّر
Chinese (Simplified):	澄清
Chinese (Traditional):	澄清
Czech:	vysvětlit, objasnit
Danish:	præcisere
Dutch:	verduidelijken
Estonian:	selgitama, selgima
Finnish:	selventää
French:	clarifier
German:	erläutern
Greek:	αποσαφηνίζω
Hungarian:	tisztáz
Icelandic:	(út)skÿra
Indonesian:	menjelaskan
Italian:	chiarificare, chiarire

Japanese:	明らかにする
Korean:	분명해지다; 명백히 하다
Latvian:	noskaidrot; izskaidrot
Lithuanian:	(pa)aiškinti
Norwegian:	klargjøre, oppklare, avklare
Polish:	wyjaśniać
Portuguese (Brazil):	esclarecer
Portuguese (Portugal):	esclarecer
Romanian:	a clarifica
Russian:	пояснять
Slovak:	objasniť
Slovenian:	razjasniti (se)
Spanish:	aclarar
Swedish:	klargöra, klarlägga
Turkish:	açıklamak

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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).

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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.

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