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Antonyms for clarify

Grammar : Verb
Spell : klar-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklær əˌfaɪ

Definition of clarify

Origin :
  • early 14c., "make illustrious, make known," from Old French clarifiier "clarify, make clear, explain" (12c.), from Late Latin clarificare "to make clear," also "to glorify," from Latin clarificus "brilliant," from clarus "clear, distinct" (see clear (adj.)) + root of facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
  • Meaning "make clear, purify" is from early 15c. in English; intransitive sense of "grow or become clear" is from 1590s. Figurative sense of "to free from obscurity" is from 1823. Related: Clarified; clarifying.
  • verb explain, make clear
  • verb purify
Example sentences :
  • If not perfectly bright after straining, you may clarify it in this manner.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • See if your stock jellies, by trying it on ice before you clarify.
  • Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
  • Then add all the other ingredients and clarify (see To clear Jellies).
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Two minutes is quite sufficient to set the egg and clarify the jelly.
  • Extract from : « Nelson's Home Comforts » by Mary Hooper
  • If we cannot hope to clarify it to the comprehension of the average, we may at least do so for some.
  • Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
  • Jakob, as usual, had some dried fish skin with him to clarify the coffee.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • The meaning of this paradoxical situation is not easy to clarify.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Possibly in that sleep the dream may come which will clarify the whole situation.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes » by Various
  • I wish you would talk to her, and let her clarify your ideas.
  • Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol
  • We need to clarify our ideals, and enliven our vision of perfection.
  • Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana

Synonyms for clarify

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