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clarify::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clear up, elucidate |
| Type of | explain, explicate |
| Has types | straighten out, expound, flesh out, illuminate, lucubrate, shed light on, sort out, clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, demystify, dilate, disambiguate, elaborate, elucidate, enlarge, enlighten, expand, expatiate, exposit |
| Derivation | clarification |
clarify the mystery surrounding her death.
Examples of clarify
clarify
Noting my unconvinced expression, he tries to clarify, but gives up with a sigh.
From the guardian.co.uk
Just wanted to clarify that there is no rule saying you have to be born a Hindu.
From the economist.com
Board members sought to clarify exactly which activities the policy would cover.
From the dailyherald.com
He said lawmakers must clarify that language in the law, which hasn't been done.
From the sltrib.com
Soon the only use for a driver's license might be to clarify organ donor status.
From the washingtonpost.com
In an attempt to clarify this contradiction, the researchers repeated the study.
From the economist.com
It helped me to clarify my thinking, my relationship and life in general, a lot.
From the washingtonpost.com
Finding the right music to write to can help you clarify the tone of your piece.
From the badlanguage.net
Ultimately, the model could be used to clarify such diseases as cancer and AIDS.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
- Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"
- (clarifying) that makes clear; "a clarifying example"
- (clarification) an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
- (clarification) clearing: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
- The clarification and stabilization of wine in winemaking involves removing insoluble and suspended materials that may cause a wine to become cloudy, gassy, form unwanted sediment deposit or tartaric crystals, deteriorate quicker or develop assorted wine faults due to physical, chemical or ...
- (Clarification (journalism)) In journalism, a clarification is used to make a statement in a published story more clear. It refers to a statement in a story that, while factually correct, may be subject to a misunderstanding or unfair assumption.
- (Clarification (water treatment)) Sedimentation is a physical water treatment process used to settle out suspended solids in water under the influence of gravity.
- To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup; To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate; To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under ...
