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| amplify |
to expand upon or clarify, as by adding details or illustrations. [1/4 definitions] |
| constructive |
serving to clarify or improve; helpful. [1/3 definitions] |
| elucidate |
to make clear; clarify or explain. [2 definitions] |
| explanatory |
serving to clarify or explain. |
| illustrate |
to explain or clarify by giving examples or presenting a visual representation. [1/3 definitions] |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. [1/4 definitions] |
| pretrial |
proceedings held before a trial in order to clarify a point of fact or law. [1/2 definitions] |
| punctuation |
the process or an instance of adding certain marks, such as the question mark or comma, to groups of written words so as to indicate a pause, subordination, or quotation, or otherwise clarify meaning or inflection. [1/2 definitions] |
| show |
to clarify, as by example; explain. [1/16 definitions] |
| Socratic method |
a method, used by Socrates, of teaching, arguing, or discussing in which a series of questions and answers is used to test definitions, clarify concepts, elicit admissions, or the like. |
| unsnarl |
to clear of or free from snarls; untangle or clarify. |
| unthread |
to disentangle or clarify. [1/3 definitions] |
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