Thesaurus: clarify

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1. v. t. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
2. v. t. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
3. v. t. To glorify.
4. v. i. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
5. v. i. To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
6. v. make clear and (more) comprehensible
7. v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
8. 1. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. "Boiled and clarified." Ure. 2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. South. 3. To glorify. [Obs.] Fadir, clarifie thi name. Wyclif (John ii. 28). 1. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification. 2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up. Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another. Bacon.
9. v:100 v. make clear and (more) comprehensible v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating