clarify

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  1. transitive verb To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.
  2. transitive verb To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind.
  3. transitive verb To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently or filtering: clarify butter.
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  1. Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifier, from Late Latin clārificāre : Latin clārus, clear; see clear + Latin -ficāre, -fy.

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  1. from Middle English clarifien, make clear, glorify, = Dutch clarificeren, clarifieren, from Old French clarifier, French clarifier = Provencal clarifiar, clarificar = Spanish Portuguese clarificar = Italian chiarificare, clarify, from Late Latin clarificare, glorify, literally make clear, from Latin clarus, clear, bright, famous (see clear, adjective), + facere, make.
 

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/ˈklærɪfai/
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