Synonyms for clarify
ˈklær əˌfaɪclar·i·fy

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1. clarify, clear up, elucidateverb

   make clear and (more) comprehensible

   "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

   Synonyms:
   brighten, get through, enlighten, crystalize, clear up, crystalise, elucidate, illuminate, crystallize, sort out, polish off, clear, wrap up, mop up, finish up, crystallise, light up, finish off, straighten out, shed light on

   Antonyms:
   obfuscate

2. clarifyverb

   make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

   "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

   Synonyms:
   elucidate, clear up

   Antonyms:
   obfuscate

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1. clarifyverb

   Synonyms:
   purify, clear, make clear

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1. List of paraphrases for "clarify":

   clarifying, clarification, specify, elucidate, explain, clarified, clarifies, elucidation, clarity, clear, indicate, refine

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1. Jane Harley:

   Given that our editorial guidelines that reference pigs and pork have been in place for as long as I can remember, little did I imagine that they would attract international headlines claiming that Oxford University Press had banned sausages, to clarify, OUP does not have a blanket ban on pork products in its titles, and we do still publish books about pigs.

2. Merrick Garland:

   We issued a proposed rule to clarify that pistols equipped with certain stabilizing braces are subject to the same statutory restrictions as easily concealable, short-barreled rifles.

3. Suzanne Lydon:

   She's very thoughtful, des Moines's done a tremendous amount of work to clarify Des Moines policy goals. Des Moines's done more work to back up those plans than a lot of other Democratic candidates.

4. Eugenia Zakrevska:

   I call on Mr. Manafort to clarify the allegations contained in the text messages and to contact us with any information he may have on those events.

5. Richard Burr:

   The committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former director on his role in the development of the intelligence community assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, and I am hopeful that he will clarify for the American people recent events that have been broadly reported in the media.