| clarified | (v.) | clarify |
| clarify | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible.; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
| ~ demystify | make less mysterious or remove the mystery from.; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about" |
| ~ crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, sort out, enlighten, clear up, straighten out, clear | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
| ~ explain, explicate | make plain and comprehensible.; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" |
| ~ elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, flesh out, enlarge, expand | add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" |
| ~ disambiguate | state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from.; "Can you disambiguate this statement?" |
| v. (change) | 2. clarify | make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating.; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| obvious | | |
| adj. | 1. obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.; "obvious errors" |
| ~ apparent, evident, manifest, plain, patent, unmistakable | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
| ~ axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted | evident without proof or argument.; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" |
| ~ provable, demonstrable | capable of being demonstrated or proved.; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men" |
| ~ frank | clearly manifest; evident.; "frank enjoyment" |
| ~ open-and-shut | so obvious as to be easily solved or decided.; "an open-and-shut case" |
| ~ self-explanatory | needing no explanation. |
| ~ transparent | easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety).; "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie" |
| ~ writ large | made more obvious or prominent.; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features" |
| ~ overt, open | open and observable; not secret or hidden.; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" |
| unmistakable | | |
| adj. | 1. unmistakable | clearly evident to the mind.; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
| adj. | 2. apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" |
| ~ obvious | easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.; "obvious errors" |
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