单词 | clarify |
释义 | clarify —clarification, n. —clarifier, n. /klar"euh fuy'/, v. , clarified, clarifying. v.t. 1. to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity. 2. to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid. 3. to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive: The short nap clarified his thoughts. v.i. 4. to become clear, pure, or intelligible: The political situation clarified. [1350-1400; ME < MF clarifier < LL clarificare, equiv. to L clar(us) clear + -ificare -IFY] Syn. 1. explain, illuminate, elucidate, resolve. |
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