Clarify - English meaning

phrasal verb

Become clear

phrasal verb

(of an illness or bad weather) to go away, changing into a better condition

Usage examples:

If my cold doesn’t clear up, it will ruin my vacation., let’s hope the weather clears up., i want t…

verb

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Usage examples:

The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

verb

Show the form or outline of

verb

To describe the meaning of something, esp. a word, or to explain something more clearly so that it can be understood

Usage examples:

How would you define “jaded”?, the dark figures are sharply defined on the white background.

verb

Make (something) clear; explain.

Usage examples:

Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

verb

To explain or make clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] i hope my book will elucidate the complex issues we face.

verb

To explain something or make something clear

Usage examples:

I don't understand. you'll have to elucidate., the reasons for the change in weather conditions hav…

verb

Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Usage examples:

They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals

verb

Make plain and comprehensible

verb

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] if there’s anything you don’t understand, i’ll be happy to explain., [ t ] the teacher explai…

verb

Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.

Usage examples:

An attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces

verb

To explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

Usage examples:

This is a book which clearly explicates marx's later writings.

noun

A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.

Usage examples:

An oil filter

verb

Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

Usage examples:

The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun

A piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it

Usage examples:

An oil filter, a coffee filter, [ i always + adv/prep ] reports of the accident began to filter in.…

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Usage examples:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

Usage examples:

It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Usage examples:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

verb

Make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning illuminated the house

verb

To put light in or on something

Usage examples:

The buildings were illuminated at night., this article illuminates the basic principles of economics.

verb

To light something and make it brighter

Usage examples:

The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.

verb

Remove contaminants from.

Usage examples:

The filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day

verb

To rid something of dirty or harmful substances

Usage examples:

Flower growers here are required to purify all their runoff water.

verb

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.

Usage examples:

Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

verb

To make a substance pure by removing unwanted material

Usage examples:

Sugar and oil are refined before use., we haven’t finished refining the plan yet.

verb

To improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted

Usage examples:

Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it., engineers spent many months refining the software.

verb

Provide or give (a service, help, etc.).

Usage examples:

Money serves as a reward for services rendered

noun

A first coat of plaster applied to a brick or stone surface.

Usage examples:

Set stainless steel beads in position and apply scratch coat render at a thickness of 6/8mm.

verb

Give or supply

verb

Settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).

Usage examples:

The firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days

noun

Firm determination to do something.

Usage examples:

She received information that strengthened her resolve

verb

Find a solution or answer

idiom

To help to explain a situation

Usage examples:

Experts hope the plane’s flight recorders will shed light on the cause of the crash.

verb

Make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand.

Usage examples:

An overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation

verb

To make something less complicated and therefore easier to understand

Usage examples:

We’re looking for ways to simplify the process of applying for us citizenship.

phrasal verb

Speak the letters that form a word in sequence.

Usage examples:

He spelled out his name for the clerk

phrasal verb

To say or show letters

Usage examples:

They spelled out the letters y, m, c, and a with their arms and bodies., the mayor has so far refus…

idiom

Something or someone that casts/sheds/throws light on a situation provides an explanation for it or information that makes it easier to understand

Usage examples:

As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem.