I must point out that we need to clarify the meaning of this over-used concept.
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Clarify
//ˈklɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ//
Synonyms for "clarify" (115 found)
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5 entriesAntonyms
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1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
4 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
100 translations across 34 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- պարզաբանել verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Aromanian
1 entries- limpidzãscu verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- aydınlaşdırmaq verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- aydınlaşmaq verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- aydınlıq gətirmək verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- təmizləmək verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Bulgarian
4 entries- избистрям verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- избистрям се verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- изяснявам verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- изяснявам се verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
Catalan
1 entries- aclarir verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ڕوون کردن verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 澄清 verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Czech
2 entries- objasnit verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- vyjasnit verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Dutch
4 entries- klaren verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- klaren verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- ophelderen verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- opklaren verb (to clear up)
Esperanto
1 entries- pliklarigi verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Finnish
4 entries- seljetä verb (to clear up)
- selkeyttää verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- selkeytyä verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- selventää verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
French
1 entries- clarifier verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
German
4 entries- aufklären verb (to clear up)
- klar werden verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- klarstellen verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- klären verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Greek
4 entries- διευκρινίζομαι verb ((intransitive) to become clear or easily understood)
- διευκρινίζω verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- ξεκαθαρίζω verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- ξεκαθαρίζω verb ((intransitive) to become clear or easily understood)
Hebrew
1 entries- הבהיר verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Hungarian
4 entries- derít verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- egyértelműsít verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- kitisztul verb (to clear up)
- leszűr verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Interlingua
2 entries- clarificar verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- clarificar verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Italian
4 entries- chiarificare verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- chiarire verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- esplicitare verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- purificare verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Māori
3 entries- whakamahuki verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- whakamārama verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- whakapūaho verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Norwegian
2 entries- klargjøre verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- rydde opp verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Persian
1 entries- شفافسازی کردن verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Polish
4 entries- oczyszczać verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- oczyścić verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- wyjaśniać verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- wyjaśnić verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Portuguese
4 entries- aclarar verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- clarear verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- clarear verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- clarificar verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Quechua
1 entries- ch'uyayachiy verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Romanian
4 entries- clarifica verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- clarifica verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- limpezi verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- limpezi verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Russian
4 entries- очища́ть verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- проясни́ть verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- проясни́ться verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- проясня́ть verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Spanish
4 entries- aclarar verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- clarificar verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- clarificar verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- esclarecer verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Swedish
3 entries- förtydliga verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- klargöra verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- tydliggöra verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Tagalog
2 entries- ipalinaw verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- ipaliwanag verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Telugu
1 entries- స్పష్టీకరించు verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Thai
1 entries- ชี้แจง verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Turkish
4 entries- arındırmak verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
- arınmak verb ((intransitive) to become clear or transparent)
- halletmek verb (to clear up)
- temizlemek verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Ukrainian
2 entries- очи́стити verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
- очища́ти verb ((transitive) to make clear or bright by freeing from impurities)
Uzbek
1 entries- aniqlamoq verb ((transitive) to make clear or easily understood)
Sample sentences
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The point we must clarify here is that the lines between amateur and professional in sport are beginning to disappear.
Source: tatoeba (61862)
We are trying to clarify your future procurement requirements.
Source: tatoeba (64664)
Before we examine Emmet's theory, we must clarify the concept of 'internal symmetry.'
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