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   clarify

   /ˈklarɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible: "the report managed to clarify the government's position" Similar make clearshed light onthrow light onelucidateilluminatemake plainmake simplesimplifyexplainexplicatedefinespell outclear upsort outresolveOpposite confuseobscure
   • 2. melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids: "clarify the butter by using a spoon to skim off the foam" Similar purifyrefinefiltermake clearmelt (down)rendertechnical:fine

   Word 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clarifier noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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