v.
Pronunciation: ' kler- ə - ˌ f ī , ' kla-r ə -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -fied ; -fy · ing
Etymology: Middle English clarifien, from Anglo-French clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus clear ― more at CLEAR
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter
2 : to free of confusion <needs time to clarify his thoughts>
3 : to make understandable < clarify a subject>
intransitive verb : to become clear
– clar · i · fi · ca · tion \ ˌ kler- ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n, ˌ kla-r ə - \ noun
– clar · i · fi · er \ ' kler- ə - ˌ f ī (- ə )r, ' kla-r ə - \ noun