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clarify

[klar-uh-fahy] / ˈklær əˌfaɪ /
VERB
explain, make clear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analyze clear up define formulate interpret resolve simplify spell out
STRONG
delineate elucidate illuminate illustrate settle
WEAK
break down draw a picture make perfectly clear make plain shed light on straighten out throw light on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicate confuse question
STRONG
mix up obscure
WEAK
dirty muddle muddy
VERB
purify
Synonyms
STRONG
clean cleanse distill filter rarefy refine
WEAK
depurate
Antonyms
STRONG
dirty pollute soil
WEAK
confuse muddle muddy

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Correction 24 March 2026: This story has been updated to clarify that Bradgate House was Lady Jane Grey's childhood home but is unlikely to have been her place of birth.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Contact the bank together to clarify charges on your joint account and, if necessary, report the potential fraud involving Zelle.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Researchers say this breakthrough helps clarify when and how humans first reached Australia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

In addition, UC Berkeley said it would revamp an online nondiscrimination page to clarify that it considers an antisemitism definition promoted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance when evaluating discrimination complaints.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Do I really have to clarify that I’m not asking Abby to prom?

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli