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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, garble, purify

Words Related to clarify

process, rectify, refine

clean, cleanse, decontaminate, elutriate, purge, wash

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

define, specify

annotate, commentate, gloss

Near Antonyms of clarify

confound, confuse, obfuscate

Antonyms of clarify

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