opklaren

Meaning

1. (transitive) to (make) clear(er), clarify
2. (transitive) to fix, solve (especially a riddle etc.)
3. (intransitive) to become clear(er), to clear up
4. (transitive) to (become) clear(er), clear up physically
5. (figuratively,intransitive) to clear up, to look, to feel etc. bright(er) etc.
6. (reflexive) to clear (up) oneself in either sense

Hyphenated as

op‧kla‧ren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔpˌklaːrə(n)/

Etymology

Compound of op (“up, on”) + klaren (“to (make/become) clear”). Compare also German aufklären, which is a calque of Middle Low German upklāren.