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clarify

UK
/ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ/
US
/ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ/

Translations

clarifyverb
clarified
Past Simple
clarified
Past Participle
clarifying
Gerund
UK
/ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ/
US
/ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ/
se clarifierVerbe pronominal pour le sens intransitif.
His ideas began to clarify as he wrote the essay.
Ses idées ont commencé à se clarifier pendant qu'il rédigeait la dissertation.
The teacher clarified the complex topic for the students.
L'enseignant a clarifié le sujet complexe pour les élèves.
Additional translations
clarifierSens technique, notamment en cuisine ou en chimie.
Synonyms
simplify
shed light on
explain
elucidate
illuminate
define
clear up
expound
Antonyms
confuse
obscure
cloud
muddle
complicate

Definitions

clarifyverb
To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.
The teacher clarified the complex topic for the students.
To make (a liquid, especially butter) clear by heating and removing suspended impurities.
She clarified the butter before using it in the recipe.
(intransitive) To become clearer or easier to understand.
His ideas began to clarify as he wrote the essay.
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