clarify in English dictionary

  • clarify

    Meanings and definitions of "clarify"

    • To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.
    • To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
    • To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
    • To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
    • (obsolete) To glorify.
    • verb
      To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.
    • verb
      To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
    • verb
      (ergative)
      To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
    • verb
      (ergative)
      To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To glorify.
    • to clear up
    • to make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter
    • to make clear
    • to become clear or transparent
    • To eliminate ambiguity or doubt about something.
    • To make clear or obvious.
    • To make clear or bright by freeing from foreign substances.
    • verb
      make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
    • verb
      make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

    Synonyms of "clarify" in English dictionary

    explain, explicate, clear up are the top synonyms of "clarify" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "clarify" in English dictionary

    obfuscate is the antonym of "clarify" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of clarify

    • clarify ( third-person singular simple present clarifies, present participle clarifying, simple past and past participle clarified)
    • clarify (third-person singular simple present clarifies, present participle clarifying, simple past and past participle clarified)
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