Need another word that means the same as “clarify”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “clarify” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Clarify” are: clear up, elucidate, make clear, shed light on, throw light on, illuminate, make plain, make simple, simplify, purify, refine
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “clarify” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| clear up | Yield as a net profit. |
| elucidate | Make clear and (more) comprehensible. In what follows I shall try to elucidate what I believe the problems to be. |
| illuminate | Make lighter or brighter. His face was illuminated by a smile. |
| make clear | Perform or carry out. |
| make plain | Eliminate urine. |
| make simple | Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. |
| purify | Extract something from. The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify. |
| refine | Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process. Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats. |
| shed light on | Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. |
| simplify | Make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent. We had to simplify the instructions. |
| throw light on | Place or put with great energy. |
| affirmation | A statement asserting the existence or the truth of something. The lack of one or both parents affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled. |
| assure | Assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence. They assured him of their full confidence. |
| clarification | The act of removing solid particles from a liquid. The remaining changes are small clarifications. |
| confidently | In a way that expresses little or no doubt about something. He confidently predicts a change of fortune. |
| convince | Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something. We had to convince politicians that they needed to do something. |
| declaratory | Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration. A declaratory ruling in favour of the applicants. |
| declared | Declared as fact explicitly stated. They are both declared atheists. |
| definition | The degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound. Issues of methodology and definition. |
| edify | Make understand. Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc. |
| elegance | The quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness. The simplicity and elegance of the solution. |
| elucidate | Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. In what follows I shall try to elucidate what I believe the problems to be. |
| enlighten | Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation. The sun enlightened some such clouds near him. |
| expatiate | Speak or write in detail about. She expatiated on working class novelists. |
| explain | Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts. He explained the situation. |
| explicate | Make plain and comprehensible. These essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva s writings. |
| explicit | Of a person stating something in an explicit manner. The arrangement had not been made explicit. |
| expound | Explain the meaning of (a literary or doctrinal work. He was expounding a powerful argument. |
| instruction | The activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill. He was acting on my instructions. |
| interpretation | A stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role. This action is open to a number of interpretations. |
| limpid | (of a liquid) completely clear and transparent. Could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool. |
| neat | (of an alcoholic drink) without water. This neat division does not take into account a host of associated factors. |
| pellucid | (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone. Pellucid prose. |
| perspicuous | Able to give an account or express an idea clearly. A perspicuous argument. |
| positive | Having a positive charge. Positive numbers. |
| rationale | An explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature. He explained the rationale behind the change. |
| refined | Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. To gild refined gold. |
| refinery | An industrial installation where a substance is refined. An oil refinery. |
| signification | An exact meaning or sense. Film comes closer than other forms of signification to resemblance of reality. |
| stated | Declared as fact explicitly stated. The stated aim of the programme. |
| statement | (in the UK) an official assessment made by a local education authority concerning a child’s special educational needs. The ministers issued a joint statement calling for negotiations. |
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