The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Clarifying.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare; clarus clear + facere to make. See Clear, and Fact.]
To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. ``Boiled and clarified.''
--Ure.-
To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
--South. -
To glorify. [Obs.]
Fadir, clarifie thi name.
--Wyclif (John ii. 28).
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of clarify English)
WordNet
adj. that makes clear; "a clarifying example" [syn: elucidative]
Usage examples of "clarifying".
It was a freshness put there by fear—cleansing, clarifying, sharpening fear.
But the good listener gets back on track and asks clarifying questions when things aren't clear.
This may discourage the speaker from expressing more feelings unless the listener clearly indicates an interest in clarifying exactly what the talker is experiencing.
The Chief Justice knows that [364] billions are watching, so she is clarifying the Tribunal’s basic legal precepts for the audience.
That may be the Truth Machine’s greatest value of all: clarifying reality.
He postponed it for a moment by clarifying their situation once again.