Meaning & use
Clarifying
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Making something clearer or easier to understand, or removing impurities from a liquid.
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The teacher asked a clarifying question to make sure everyone understood the assignment.
The recipe calls for clarifying the butter before adding it to the sauce.
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Also the present participle of the verb 'clarify,' used both for explaining ideas and for purifying liquids like butter or stock.
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