clarify

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
  2. verb make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

Etymology

From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify.

In classic literature

Synonyms

clear up, elucidate

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