clarify - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'clarify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Clarify

[ v. i.]

- To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
- To grow clear or bright; to clear up.

2 . Clarify

[ v. t.]

- To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
- To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
- To glorify.

Meaning of 'clarify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . clarify

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

Example in sentence:

clarify beer;
clarify the butter

Meaning (2):
- make clear and (more) comprehensible

Example in sentence:

clarify the mystery surrounding her death

Nearby Words:

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Clarifying strategic intent
Leaders clear sense of where they want to lead their company and what they expected to achieve.

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