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Clarify

//ˈklɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity. ergative

    "What's the best way to clarify cooking oil?"

  2. 2
    make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating wordnet
  3. 3
    To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity. broadly

    "Please clarify what you mean by this."

  4. 4
    make clear and (more) comprehensible wordnet
  5. 5
    To glorify. obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify.

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