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clarify.

To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/UK, US/ˈklæɹ.ə.faɪ/UK, US/ˈklɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ/Canada, US/ˈklɛɹ.ə.faɪ/Canada, US
  1. To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

    ergative
    What's the best way to clarify cooking oil?
    Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify.
  2. To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

    broadly
    Please clarify what you mean by this.
    Over time, the situation gradually clarified.
  3. To glorify.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify.

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