Meaning & use
clarify
To make something clearer or easier to understand by explaining it more fully.
See it in a sentence
Could you clarify what you meant by that last comment?
The teacher clarified the instructions after several students looked confused.
A note on using this word
"Clarify" is commonly followed directly by a noun or a wh-clause, such as "clarify the point" or "clarify what happened."
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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