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clarify

clar·i·fy [ klárrə f ] (past and past participle clar·i·fied, present participle clar·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular clar·i·fies)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb make something clearer: to make something clearer by explaining it in greater detail

2. transitive and intransitive verb make butter clear: to make butter or fat clear by gently heating it and removing any impurities, or become clear through this process

3. transitive and intransitive verb make liquid clear: to make a liquid clear and pure, or become clear and pure, usually by filtering

[14th century. Via Old French< late Latin clarificare "make clear" < Latin clarus "clear"]

clar·i·fi·ca·tion [ klàrrəfi káysh'n ] noun
clar·i·fi·er noun
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