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clar·i·fy    Audio Help   [klar-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
2.to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid.
3.to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive: The short nap clarified his thoughts.
–verb (used without object)
4.to become clear, pure, or intelligible: The political situation clarified.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < MF clarifier < LL clārificāre, equiv. to L clār(us) clear + -ificāre -ify]

—Related forms
clar·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
clar·i·fi·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. explain, illuminate, elucidate, resolve.
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