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clarify

/ˈklæɹɪfaɪ/
verb
  1. (of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter

  2. To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity

    Similar: explicitize, get something straight

  3. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.

    "Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify."

Synonymsexplicitize, get something straight

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