clarifies
Removes the confusion
Clarifies is the third-person singular of clarify—to make something clearer or easier to understand.
A speaker clarifies a confusing point; a statement clarifies someone's position on an issue.
The memo clarifies the new policy.
In cooking, to clarify butter is to remove the milk solids, leaving pure fat.
Makes something understandable
- definesStates exact meaning
- expoundsExplains at length
- interpretsExplains the meaning of
- demystifiesMakes understandable
illustrates · simplifies · articulates · disambiguates · decodes · explicates · unpacks · spells out
Comes to rest
- confirmsEstablishes as fact
- verifiesConfirms as accurate
- establishesCreates or sets up
- determinesSettles or concludes
sorts out · clears up · addresses · answers · reconciles · puts to rest · pins down · nails down
elucidates
Makes something understandable
- definesStates exact meaning
- expoundsExplains at length
- interpretsExplains the meaning of
demystifies · illustrates · simplifies · articulates · disambiguates · decodes · explicates · unpacks · spells out · breaks down
settles
Comes to rest
- confirmsEstablishes as fact
- verifiesConfirms as accurate
- establishesCreates or sets up
determines · sorts out · clears up · addresses · answers · reconciles · puts to rest · pins down · nails down · finalizes
filters
Selective passage barriers
- distillsPurifies through vaporization
- refinesMakes purer or better
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
settles · decants · skims · separates · fines · ghee · consommé · stock · broth · wine
clarifiesobscures
Makes difficult to perceive
confuses · muddles · obfuscates · complicates · confounds
- clarified butterFat with solids removed
- values clarificationProcess of identifying core beliefs
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