clarified

Variant of clarify

transitive verb, intransitive verb clarified, clarifying

  1. to make or become clear and free from impurities: said esp. of liquids
  2. to make or become easier to understand: to clarify one's meaning

Origin: ME clarifien < OFr clarifier < LL(Ec) clarificare, to make illustrious < L clarus, famous, clear + facere, to make, do

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