clear up

Become sunny again

Clear up means to make something clear or to become clear.

Weather clears up when clouds disperse: It should clear up by afternoon.

A rash or infection clears up when it heals.

To clear up a matter is to resolve confusion or misunderstanding: Let me clear up a few things.

To clear up a space is to tidy it: Clear up this mess before your mother gets home.

resolve

settle

Reach final terms

fix · solve · untangle · work out · get to the bottom of · hash out · address · deal with · wrap up · finalize

tidy

clean

Free of soil

neaten · put away · sort out · pick up · tidy up · dispose · throw out · clean out · make space · spruce up

clarify

explain

Make something understood

interpret · demystify · disambiguate · simplify · decode · unravel · untangle · define · illustrate · shed light

weather

brighten

Increase luminosity or cheer

storm passes

heal

recover

Regain health or possession

subside · fade · disappear · go away · heal over · get better

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explanation/understanding

clear upconfuse

Cause mental disorientation

muddle · obscure · cloud · befuddle · bewilder

problem resolution

clear upcomplicate

Make more difficult

worsen · exacerbate · aggravate · start · create

weather conditions

clear upcloud over

Become shadowed above

darken · cloud up · close in · set in · roll in

Family

clear, unclear, cleared, clarify, clearing, clearance, clear out, clears, clear away

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