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1. Make clear and (more) comprehensible
   "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
   - clear up, elucidate
    
2. Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
   "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

Derived forms: clarified, clarifies, clarifying

See also: clarification

Type of: alter, change, explain, explicate, modify

Antonym: obfuscate

Encyclopedia: Clarify