clarify

clar-i-fy · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To make something clearer or easier to understand.

  2. 2.

    To remove impurities from a liquid, especially butter.

Related words

Antonyms: confuse, muddle, obscure
See also: clarity, clear, elucidate, explain
Synonyms: clear up, elucidate, explain, illuminate

Etymology

From Old French clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare ("to make clear"), from Latin clarus ("clear") + facere ("to make").