clarify

verb

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

(ergative, of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

(obsolete) To glorify.

Roots

clarusclar- · Latin · clear, bright

Synonyms for clarify

elucidatev explainv explicatev expoundv enlightenv euhemerizev delineatev definev illustratev rectifyv

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