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clarify

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of clarify

1 to remove usually visible impurities from
  • Clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits.
Synonyms of clarify

clear, distill (also distil), filter, fine, purify
Words Related to clarify

process, rectify, refine

clean, cleanse, decontaminate, purge, wash

extract, leach

bolt, screen, sieve, sift

disinfect, sanitize
Near Antonyms of clarify

cloud, dull, muddy

contaminate, dirty, soil

defile, pollute, taint

begrime, besmirch, foul, sully
2 to make plain or understandable
  • It would help if you could clarify your position for us.
Synonyms of clarify

clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out, unriddle
Words Related to clarify

decipher, decode

analyze, break down

disentangle, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle

resolve, solve

define, specify

annotate, commentate, gloss
Near Antonyms of clarify

befog, cloud

confound, confuse, obfuscate
Antonyms of clarify

obscure

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