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Clarify

Clār'i-fy, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. CLARIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. CLARIFYING.] [Fr. clarifier, Lat. clarificare, from clarus, clear, and facere, to make.]

  1. To make clear; to purify from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; as, to clarify wine or sirup.
  2. To make clear; to brighten or illuminate. [Rare.] “To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.” South.
  3. To glorify. [Obs.]

Father, clarify thy name. John xii. 28, Wycliffe’s Trans.

Clār'i-fy, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To grow or become clear or fine; to become pure, as liquors. 2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up. Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another. Bacon.