clarify

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (ergative) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.
2. (broadly) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
3. (obsolete) To glorify.

Sinonieme

explain

elucidate

clear up

make clear

clear

interpret

illuminate

define

expound

purify

refine

account for

specify

illustrate

reveal

explicate

disclose

make public

simplify

teach

manifest

justify

construe

enlighten

disambiguate

set in order

fine

unroll

filter

unfurl

rinse

defecate

settle

net

clean

put in order

dry

account

confirm

unfold

cleanse

exemplify

disagreement

disabuse

clear out

certify

disabled

digest

clear off

develop

Vertalings

aclarar

chiarire

chiarificare

clarifier

klären

éclaircir

erklären

spiegare

explicar

uitleggen

aclarir

esclarecer

διευκρινίζω

explicar

expliquer

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: clarifien

In summary

From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify.