to clarify

Examples

• All

• First, checking for accuracy may provide parents with the opportunity to clarify and/or add further comments.

  Academic text (2015)

• And then he attempted to clarify it last night.

• So I mean, first we should clarify that.

• So no, I, let me, let me then clarify my thinking about it.

• We need to clarify who the real hero is.

• My role as teacher in charge of the course is to clarify their role in this course.

  Academic text (2015)

• First, I wondered if you could just clarify one of your statements.

• Yes, yes, I just wanted to clarify that I'm all for AI.

  Gamers Nexus

• So let me just clarify the jargon I used.

• Would you mind clarifying to this court who spawned these paintings?

  Big Eyes (2014)

Synonyms

E

to explain

vsto clarify

∞ 1.0

To make something clear by describing it in simple words

covers general removal of confusion rather than detailed step-by-step clarification

M

to make oneself clear

vsto clarify

545 3.4

Say something so other people understand what you mean

is more general, applying to any action that removes confusion rather than speaking

I

to interpret

vsto clarify

386 3.3

To explain what something means

focuses on general clearing rather than selecting one interpretation among options

C

to clear

vsto clarify

363 2.8

To make something easy to understand

is the broader action of removing confusion rather than explaining method

C

to clear up

vsto clarify

172 2.3

To explain something so people understand it

is the same action but more about resolving confusion than simplifying content

S

to simplify

vsto clarify

99 2.5

Make something easier to understand or use

aims to remove confusion and ambiguity rather than merely reducing complexity

S

to set this straight

vsto clarify

• Informal

96 3.9

To correct a wrong idea and make things clear

is the broader action of removing confusion, not only correcting mistakes

E

to enlighten

vsto clarify

55 4.8

To give someone clear information to help them understand something

focuses on simply making things clear rather than increasing broad knowledge

I

to illuminate

vsto clarify

51 4.8

To make something clear or easier to understand

focuses on removing ambiguity broadly rather than adding deeper insight

C

to clearly state

vsto clarify

34 2.7

Say or write something so people have no doubt

focuses on general clarity rather than the act of direct clear expression

S

to shed light on

vsto clarify

26 3.9

To help people understand something by explaining it

shares the aim of removing confusion but stresses adding useful details

E

to elucidate

vsto clarify

• Formal

11 6.8

To explain something so it is easy to understand

is more general, removing confusion or ambiguity rather than detailed explanation

D

to demystify

vsto clarify

7 5.1

To make something easier to understand by removing mystery or confusion

focuses on general clarity rather than specifically removing mystery from ideas

S

to set things straight

vsto clarify

• Informal

5 4.2

To correct a wrong idea or explain what really happened

covers general clarity rather than focusing narrowly on fixing mistakes or accounts

E

to explicate

vsto clarify

• Formal

3 7.4

To explain something clearly in detail

does the same clearing but with less emphasis on detailed analysis

D

to disambiguate

vsto clarify

1 7.7

To make something clear by removing confusion

focuses on removing only uncertainty in meaning rather than general explanation

I

to illuminate the issue

vsto clarify

1 4.9

To help people understand a topic by explaining it clearly

addresses the same clearing of confusion but applies to any situation

Antonyms

C

to complicate

101 4.1

To make something harder to understand or do

O

to obscure

86 7.0

Make something hard to see or understand

O

to obfuscate

• Formal

17 9.1

To make facts or information unclear on purpose

How Clear

to illuminate

51 4.8

to elucidate

• Formal

11 6.8

to clarify

248 3.3

to explain

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology