2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clarified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clarifying}.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare; clarus clear + facere to make. See {Clear}, and {Fact}.] 1. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. "Boiled and clarified." --Ure. [1913 Webster] 2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. [1913 Webster] To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. --South. [1913 Webster] 3. To glorify. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Fadir, clarifie thi name. --Wyclif (John ii. 28). [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: clarifying adj : that makes clear; "a clarifying example" [syn: {elucidative}]
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