makes plain

Removes all ambiguity

Makes plain means to clarify or explain something so it becomes easily understood.

To make something plain is to remove confusion or ambiguity: The report makes plain that profits have declined.

It can also mean to state something directly and unmistakably: She made plain her intention to resign.

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spells out · lays bare · strips away · uncovers · simplifies · cuts through · gets to the point · sets straight · demystifies · elucidates · straightforward · transparent · obvious · crystal clear · blunt · frank · candid · direct

Opposites
clarity of communication

makes plainobscures

Makes difficult to perceive

confuses · muddles · obfuscates · clouds · muddies

revelation vs. concealment

makes plainconceals

Keeps from being seen

hides · covers up · masks · shrouds · veils

simplification vs. complication

makes plaincomplicates

Makes more difficult

convolutes · overcomplicates · tangles · entangles · elaborates

Family

make, plain, makes, made, making, maker, makers, remake, remaking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G