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clarify definition

clari·fy (klar′ə fī′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb clarified -·fied′, clarifying -·fy′·ing

  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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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