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clarify

[ klar-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

clarified, clarifying.
  1. to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid.
  3. to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive:

    The short nap clarified his thoughts.



verb (used without object)

clarified, clarifying.
  1. to become clear, pure, or intelligible:

    The political situation clarified.

clarify

/ ˈæɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become clear or easy to understand
  2. to make or become free of impurities
  3. to make (fat, butter, etc) clear by heating, etc, or (of fat, etc) to become clear as a result of such a process
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌھ, noun
  • ˌھˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ھ··پDz [klar-, uh, -f, uh, -, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··ھ· noun
  • ԴDz···ھ adjective
  • ܲ···ھ adjective
  • ܲ···ڲ·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clarify1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French clarifier, from Late Latin ھ, equivalent to Latin (ܲ) “clear” + -ify
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clarify1

C14: from Old French clarifier, from Late Latin ھ, from Latin ܲ clear + facere to make
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Example Sentences

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The Home Office said it could not comment on individual cases and therefore could not clarify whether Ossai and Olasanoye had been removed from the UK.

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As written, the bill still contains a number of ambiguities that don't adequately clarify the requirements to warrant an exception, she said.

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When Gazans die from lack of medical treatment, malnutrition or hyperthermia, Mr Wahidi clarifies "these cases are indirect and do not get added to the lists."

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This painstaking research ultimately clarifies what is going on.

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He clarified that this could mean that the party abstains on any vote for the next first minister after the 2026 Holyrood election.

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