clarify

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 7.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

   What's the best way to clarify cooking oil?

2. verb To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

   Please clarify what you mean by this.

3. verb To glorify.

Similar words

enlighten shed light on illuminate clear crystallize straighten out sort out clear up elucidate refinement

Often followed by

the this and what their that his some a our

Word family

clarification clarifications clarified clarifier clarifiers clarifies clarifying clarity