What does "clarify" mean?
Clarify: To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. South.
Additional senses
- 2.To glorify. [Obs.] Fadir, clarifie thi name. Wyclif (John ii. 28).
- 3.To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
- 4.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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