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English verb: clarify | |||
| 1. | clarify (communication) make clear and (more) comprehensible | ||
| Samples | Clarify the mystery surrounding her death. | ||
| Synonyms | clear up, elucidate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explain, explicate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, demystify, dilate, disambiguate, elaborate, elucidate, enlarge, enlighten, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, illuminate, lucubrate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | ||
| Antonyms | obfuscate | ||
| 2. | clarify (change) make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating | ||
| Samples | Clarify the butter. Clarify beer. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
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