clarify
verb (used with object)
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
have clarified
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present perfectof clarify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And it would have clarified the strategic choices Democrats face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
A taste of the macho banter that powered “True West” and “Buried Child” might have clarified his particular force as a writer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Worst of all, cuts to federal agencies like the Department of Agriculture have stymied ongoing hemp-research projects that would have clarified how derivative products should be considered.
From Slate ● May 28, 2025
Neither the Paris prosecutor's office or Olympic officials have clarified the specifics behind the case.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
Seven years of observation have put the subject in order and have clarified it for myself and now I feel that it should be published.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
