Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clarify"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clarified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clarifying}.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare;
clarus clear + facere to make. See {Clear}, and {Fact}.]
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).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. i.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clarify
v 1: shed light on [syn: {clear up}, {elucidate}] [ant: {obfuscate}]
2: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating;
"clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"
3: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could
you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize},
{crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten
out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
[ant: {confuse}]
4: make clear or clearer; "Clarify your ideas, please" [ant: {obscure}]
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