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clarify - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
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elucidate |
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obfuscate make obscure or unclear
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explain,
explicate make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
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demystify make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about"
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clear,
clear up,
crystalise,
crystalize,
crystallise,
crystallize,
elucidate,
enlighten,
illuminate,
shed light on,
sort out,
straighten out free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
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dilate,
elaborate,
enlarge,
expand,
expatiate,
exposit,
expound,
flesh out,
lucubrate become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
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disambiguate state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; "Can you disambiguate this statement?"
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clarify - make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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cookery,
cooking,
preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
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