de fog

de·fog

[dee-fog, -fawg]
verb (used with object), de·fogged, de·fog·ging.
1.
to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
2.
Informal. to make intelligible, specific, or obvious; clarify: In a lengthy interview the mayor defogged the issues in the transit strike.

Origin:
1900–05; de- + fog1

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defog

verb
free from mist; "demist the car windows" [syn: demist
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