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clarify
[klar-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
to become clear, pure, or intelligible.
The political situation clarified.
clarify
/ ˈklærɪˌfaɪ /
verb
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
Other Word Forms
- clarification noun
- clarifier noun
- nonclarified adjective
- unclarified adjective
- unclarifying adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of clarify1
Example Sentences
The justices sought to clarify whether Congress has to give clear authorization for policies with significant economic or political consequences.
To clarify these inconsistencies, Van Dam and his colleagues conducted a study published in Clinical Psychological Science to investigate how frequently meditators encounter side effects and what factors might increase the likelihood of experiencing them.
The company didn’t further clarify how many people it would cut.
A taste of the macho banter that powered “True West” and “Buried Child” might have clarified his particular force as a writer.
The new findings clarify how microscopic atomic interactions influence these processes.
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