clarify
[ klar-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈklær əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), clar·i·fied, clar·i·fy·ing.
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid.
to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive: The short nap clarified his thoughts.
verb (used without object), clar·i·fied, clar·i·fy·ing.
to become clear, pure, or intelligible: The political situation clarified.
Origin of clarify
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French
clarifier < Late Latin
clārificāre, equivalent to Latin
clār(us) clear +
-ificāre
-ify
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British Dictionary definitions for clarification
clarify
/ (ˈklærɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to make or become clear or easy to understand
to make or become free of impurities
to make (fat, butter, etc) clear by heating, etc, or (of fat, etc) to become clear as a result of such a process
Derived forms of clarify
clarification, noun clarifier, nounWord Origin for clarify
C14: from Old French
clarifier, from Late Latin
clārificāre, from Latin
clārus clear +
facere to make