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    clarify
    clar‧i‧fy AC /ˈklærəfaɪ, ˈklærɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle clarified, present participle clarifying, third person singular clarifies) [transitive]
     Word Family: noun: clarity, clearance, clearing, clarification, clearness; verb: clear, clarify; adverb: clear, clearly; adjective: clear ≠ unclear
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus; ⇨ clear1
    1. formal to make something clearer or easier to understand ⇨ clarification
        clarify issues/a statement/matters etc
        Could you clarify one or two points for me?
        Reporters asked him to clarify his position (=say exactly what his beliefs are) on welfare reform.
        clarify how/what etc
        The report aims to clarify how these conclusions were reached.
    2. to make something cleaner or purer by heating it:
        clarified butter