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clarify

Pronunciation: /ˈklarɪfʌɪ/
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Definition of clarify

verb (clarifies, clarifying, clarified)

[with object]
  • 1make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible:the report managed to clarify the government’s position
  • 2 (often as adjective clarified) melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities: seal the pots with a layer of clarified butter

Derivatives

clarifier

noun

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'

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