clarifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈkler.ə.faɪ/clarify verb [ T ] (EXPLAIN)
C1 to make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details or a simpler explanation:
Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.
The position of all shareholders will be clarified next month when we finalize our proposals.
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Defining & explaining
- (do you) see what I mean? idiom
- account (to sb) for sth
- accountable
- cast
- convey
- demystify
- descriptive
- every picture tells a story idiom
- evocative
- evoke
- explicable
- explicate
- fill
- get sth across
- justify
- mean
- scene
- schematic
- that is to say ... idiom
- unfold
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clarify verb [ T ] (COOKING)
specialized food & drink to remove water and unwanted substances from fat, such as butter, by heating it
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- salt
- slow food
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
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