clarify

Definition

  • v. make clear and (more) comprehensible
  • v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

Word forms

Past participle
clarified
Present participle
clarifying
Third person singular
clarifies
Past tense
clarified

Example sentences

  1. vi.

    The teacher asked the student to clarify his answer during the discussion.

  2. vt.

    She used a diagram to clarify the complicated process for her classmates.