| 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" |
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