Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - clarify
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Clarify
clarify
~ v to make something clearer and easier to understand (Can you clarify that statement? | clarify how/what etc) (The report aims to clarify how these conclusions were reached. | clarify your position (=tell people what you think about a particular subject and what you intend to do about it)) (Reporters asked the Congressman to clarify his position on welfare reform.) - clarification n
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(clarifies, clarifying, clarified) To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail. (FORMAL) A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation. VERB: V n • clarification (clarifications) The union has written to Zurich asking for clarification of the situation. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English clarifien, from Anglo-French clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus clear — more at clear Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make (as a liquid) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter 2. to free of confusion needs time to ~ his thoughts 3. to make understandable ~ a subject intransitive verb to become clear • clarification noun • clarifier noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or become clearer. 2 tr. a free (liquid, butter, etc.) from impurities. b make transparent. c purify. Derivatives clarification n. clarificatory n. clarifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF clarifier f. L clarus clear ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. очищать; делать прозрачным (воздух, жидкость); процеживать 2. очищаться; становиться прозрачным 3. разъяснять, пояснять clarify your meaning —- поясните свою мысль; объясните, что вы хотите сказать 4. вносить ясность (в отношения) to clarify disputes —- улаживать споры ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) делать(ся) прозрачным (о воздухе, жидкости) 2) делать(ся) ясным (о стиле, мысли и т.п.) 3) вносить ясность to clarify the disputes - улаживать споры Syn: elucidate, explain, explicate, interpret Ant: befog, complicate, confuse, obfuscate, obscure ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1325, from O.Fr. clarifier, from L. clarificare "to make clear," from L. clarus "famous, clear" (from clarare) + root of facere "to make, do." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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