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 Definitions of clarify  [ˈklær əˌfaɪ]  

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Definition of 'clarify' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) clarify
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.

2.  clarify
to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid.

3.  clarify
to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion:
to clarify one's thoughts.

4. (v.i.) clarify
to become clear, pure, or intelligible.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < MF clarifier < LL clārificāre= L clār(us)clear+

Definition of 'clarify' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) clarify, clear up, elucidate
make clear and (more) comprehensible
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

2. (verb) clarify
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
"clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"


Definition of 'clarify' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) clarify
to make sth easier to understand
to clarify the situation; The sergeant asked for clarification of his orders.


Definition of 'clarify' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) clarify
to make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup

2. (verb) clarify
to make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate

3. (verb) clarify
to glorify

4. (verb) clarify
to grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification

5. (verb) clarify
to grow clear or bright; to clear up


Translation of 'clarify' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make or become clear (in meaning etc)
Would you please clarify your last statement?

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: verduidelik Arabic flag Arabic: يُوَضِّح، يُفَسِّر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изяснявам (се)
Brazilian flag Brazilian: esclarecer Czech flag Czech: vysvětlit, objasnit German flag German: erläutern
Danish flag Danish: præcisere Greek flag Greek: αποσαφηνίζω Spanish flag Spanish: aclarar
Estonian flag Estonian: selgitama, selgima Farsi flag Farsi: توضیح دادن؛ واضح کردن Finnish flag Finnish: selventää
French flag French: clarifier Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַבהִיר Hindi flag Hindi: स्पष्ट करना
Croatian flag Croatian: pročistiti se, razbistrit Hungarian flag Hungarian: tisztáz Indonesian flag Indonesian: menjelaskan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (út)skÿra Italian flag Italian: chiarificare, chiarire Japanese flag Japanese: 明らかにする
Korean flag Korean: (의미 등을) 명확히 하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (pa)aiškinti Latvian flag Latvian: noskaidrot; izskaidrot
Malay flag Malay: menjelaskan Dutch flag Dutch: verduidelijken Norwegian flag Norwegian: klargjøre, oppklare, avkl
Polish flag Polish: wyjaśniać Persian flag Persian: توضیح دادن؛ واضح کردن Pashto flag Pashto: توضیح ورکول،بیان ورکول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: esclarecer Romanian flag Romanian: a clarifica Russian flag Russian: пояснять
Slovak flag Slovak: objasniť Slovenian flag Slovenian: razjasniti (se) Serbian flag Serbian: pojasniti
Swedish flag Swedish: klargöra, klarlägga Thai flag Thai: ทำให้เข้าใจง่าย Turkish flag Turkish: açıklamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 澄清 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вносити ясність, з'ясовув Urdu flag Urdu: وضاحت کرنا ، تشریح کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: làm cho sáng sủa Chinese flag Chinese: 澄清

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