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clar·i·fy
 clarify
- pronunciation:
- klae
rih
faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
clarified, clarifies, clarifying |
| definition 1: |
to make more understandable; make clear.
She clarified her objections to the plan.- synonyms:
- elucidate, explain
- antonyms:
- confuse, muddy, obfuscate
- similar words:
- account, analyze, clear, define, demonstrate, describe, disclose, explicate, get across, illuminate, interpret, resolve, show, sort
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| definition 2: |
to remove impurities; render clearer.
This filter clarifies water.- synonyms:
- clear, purify
- similar words:
- cleanse, filter, purge, rarefy, refine
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| related words: |
amplify, detail, exemplify, exhibit, explain, expound, filter, fine, illustrate, isolate, purify, translate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become clearer.
The confused political situation has clarified recently.- similar words:
- clear, resolve
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| related words: |
comment |
| derivations: |
clarification (n.), clarifier (n.) |
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