Complete Definition of "clarify"

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Etymology
F. clarifier, from L. clarificare; clarus clear + facere to make.

Verb
en-verb|clarif|i|ed

  1. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.

#:"Boiled and clarified." -Ure.

  1. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.

#:"To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will." -South.

  1. obsolete: To glorify.
  2. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
  3. To grow clear or bright; to clear up.

Translations
trans-top|To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter
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trans-top|To make clear
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