clarify
verb (used with object)
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
clarified
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past participleof clarify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clarify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
clarifyverb (used with object)to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
Example Sentences
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An unnamed White House official later clarified that Trump was joking, the Wall Street Journal reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Cornell University has clarified that its dorm kitchens are for cooking food — not butchering bears.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Arday clarified to the Guardian newspaper the that £5 million fundraising for charity was done by a group of people over two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ohtani, who led off Tuesday’s 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners with a home run, clarified the origins of his knee problem and shared an estimate of where it’s at strength-wise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Well, my favorite patient besides your mother," Momly clarified about Mr. Warren.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
