clarifying
Removing the confusion
Clarifying means making something clearer or easier to understand.
A clarifying question seeks to remove confusion.
A clarifying statement explains what was meant.
In cooking, clarifying butter means removing milk solids to leave pure golden fat.
Let me add a clarifying note about the timeline.
Making visible or understandable
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- eye-openingSurprisingly informative or enlightening
- instructiveServing to teach
informative · helpful · useful · edifying · explanatory · elucidating · penetrating · incisive
Porous separation device
- refineRemove impurities from
- distillPurify through vaporization
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
strain · sift · decant · settle · precipitate · skim · separate · extract
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- transparentAllowing light through
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
- pellucidTransparently clear
see-through · unclouded · translucent · perspicuous · unambiguous · plain · intelligible · comprehensible
To make understood
- explicateClarify through detailed analysis
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- illustrateExplain through depiction
- defineState precise meaning
describe · articulate · demystify · simplify · disambiguate · communicate · convey · annotate
illuminating
Making visible or understandable
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- eye-openingSurprisingly informative or enlightening
instructive · informative · helpful · useful · edifying · explanatory · elucidating · penetrating · incisive · perceptive
filter
Porous separation device
cleanse · strain · sift · decant · settle · precipitate · skim · separate · extract · process
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- transparentAllowing light through
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
pellucid · see-through · unclouded · translucent · perspicuous · unambiguous · plain · intelligible · comprehensible · coherent
elucidate
To make understood
- explicateClarify through detailed analysis
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- illustrateExplain through depiction
define · describe · articulate · demystify · simplify · disambiguate · communicate · convey · annotate · exemplify
- conversationlistening, talk, talking, chat, speaking
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- communication skillspersuasion, active listening, empathy, body language, storytelling
- conversation tacticsactive listening, mirroring, small talk, deflection, changing subject
- explainingexplaining, elaborating, elucidating, expounding, interpreting
clarifyingconfusing
Causing mental uncertainty
obfuscating · obscuring · muddling · complicating · clouding
clarifyingobscuring
Making less visible
concealing · hiding · veiling · masking · shrouding
clarifyingconfounding
Causing surprise or confusion
baffling · puzzling · disorienting · stupefying · bemusing
- clarifying shampooHair cleanser removing buildup
- clarifying questionsQueries seeking fuller understanding
clear, declare, clarity, clarify, clarification, classification, clarified, clarion, clarifies