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clarify

Syllabification: (clar·i·fy)

Pronunciation: /ˈklarəˌfī/

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Definition of clarify

verb (clarifies, clarifying, clarified)

[with object]

1make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible:the report managed to clarify the government’s position

2 (often as adjective clarified) melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities.

Derivatives

clarifier

Origin:

Middle English (in the senses 'set forth clearly' and 'make pure and clean'): from Old French clarifier, from late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus 'clear'