clears up
Explains the confusion
Clears up has two main branches.
Weather clears up when clouds disperse and conditions improve: The rain should clear up by noon.
A problem or confusion clears up when it gets resolved or explained: Let me clear up a few misconceptions.
Skin conditions clear up when they heal.
To clear up after a meal is to tidy the dishes—more common in British English.
- lightensMakes less burdensome
- goes awayCeases to be present
- blows overGradually becomes forgotten
- dissipatesGradually breaks up, vanishes
- elucidatesMakes something understandable
brightens · wears off · demystifies · declutters · deciphers · recovers · resolves · explains · organizes · heals · arranges · settles · sorts out · tidies · remedies · alleviates · straightens · improves
clears upobscures
Makes difficult to perceive
clouds · confuses · muddles · muddies · obfuscates
clears upclouds over
Becomes gray-skied
closes in · darkens · rolls in · worsens · deteriorates
clear, clears, cleared, clearing, clearings, clearer, clearest, clearly, clearness