Definitions for CLARIFY
ˈklær əˌfaɪclar·i·fy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clarify, clear up, elucidateverb

   make clear and (more) comprehensible

   "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

2. clarifyverb

   make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

   "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clarifyverb

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

2. clarifyverb

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

3. clarifyverb

   To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.

4. clarifyverb

   To grow clear or bright; to clear up.

5. clarifyverb

   To glorify.

6. Etymology: From clarifier, from clarificare; clarus + facere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CLARIFYverb

   Etymology: clarifier, French.

   1. To purify or clear any liquor; to separate seculences or impurities.

   The apothecaries clarify their syrups by whites of eggs, beaten with the juices which they would clarify; which whites of eggs gather all the dregs and grosser parts of the juice to them; and after, the syrup being set on the fire, the whites of eggs themselves harden, and are taken forth. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   2. To brighten; to illuminate: this sense is rare.

   The will was then ductile and pliant to all the motions of right reason: it met the dictates of a clarified understanding half way. Robert South, Sermons.

   The Christian religion is the only means that God has sanctified, to set fallen man upon his legs again, to clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. clarify

   To clarify means to make something more understandable or clear by explaining or elaborating further. It could involve removing or addressing any confusion, ambiguity, or uncertainty surrounding a particular subject or matter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clarifyverb

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

2. Clarifyverb

   to make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate

3. Clarifyverb

   to glorify

4. Clarifyverb

   to grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification

5. Clarifyverb

   to grow clear or bright; to clear up

6. Etymology: [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare; clarus clear + facere to make. See Clear, and Fact.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clarify

   klar′i-fī, v.t. to make clear or pure.—v.i. to become clear:—pr.p. clar′ifying; pa.p. clar′ified.—ns. Clarificā′tion; Clar′ifier, that which clarifies or purifies. [L. clarus, clear, and facĕre, to make.]

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1. clarify

   To provide perfect, easy, accurate, simple and specific inspiration, intuition or knowing.

   They did clarify how delighted they were with each others love and looking forward with joyful anticipation to their wedding.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CLARIFY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4043

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CLARIFY' in Verbs Frequency: #880

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How to pronounce CLARIFY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLARIFY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLARIFY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of CLARIFY in a Sentence

1. David Long:

   It is not the intent of the law to discriminate against anyone and it will not be allowed to discriminate against anyone, to the extent that we need to clarify through legislative action that this law does not and will not be allowed to discriminate against anyone, we plan to do just that.

2. Gretchen Whitmer:

   We need to clarify that under Michigan law, access to abortion is not only legal, but constitutionally protected, if the 1931 law goes into effect, it will punish women and strip away their right to make decisions about their own bodies.

3. David Mann:

   It's very, very important that we clarify that that radar, that system is not looking at China, if the decision is made to deploy it, that system would be oriented on North Korea and threats posed by the North Korean military.

4. Brian Stapleton:

   I hope that they clarify that the right to posses a firearm outside the home is as important and fundamental as the right to possess one inside the home.

5. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   There is now a president in the country not with symbolic power, but with literal power, whether it is accepted or not, Turkey's system of government has changed. What needs to be done now is to clarify and confirm the legal framework of this de facto situation with a new constitution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CLARIFY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clarify
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CLARIFY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CLARIFY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CLARIFY
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CLARIFY