English dictionary
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English verb: clear up | |||
| 1. | clear up (communication) make clear and (more) comprehensible | ||
| Samples | Clarify the mystery surrounding her death. | ||
| Synonyms | clarify, 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. | clear up (change) finish a task completely | ||
| Samples | I finally got through this homework assignment. | ||
| Synonyms | finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complete, finish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cap off | ||
| 3. | clear up (change) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | ||
| Samples | Clear the throat. | ||
| Synonyms | clear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 4. | clear up (weather) become clear | ||
| Samples | The sky cleared after the storm. | ||
| Synonyms | brighten, clear, light up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. It is ----ing | ||
| Antonyms | cloud, overcast | ||
| 5. | clear up (cognition) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||
| Samples | Could you clarify these remarks?. Clear up the question of who is at fault. | ||
| Synonyms | clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||
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