disambiguate

Meaning

1. To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
2. To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).

Synonyms

clarify

disagreement

disambiguation

explain

Translations

désambiguïser

désambigüiser

disambiguieren

desambigueren

αποσαφηνίζω

desambiguar

desambigüar

disambiguare

أزل غموض

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪ.samˈbɪɡjuːeɪt/

Etymology

From dis- + ambiguate.