Clarify Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary (2024)

Origin of Clarify

• Middle English clarifien from Old French clarifier from Late Latin clārificāre Latin clārus clear clear Latin -ficāre -fy

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From French clarifier, from Latin clarificare; clarus (“clear”) + facere (“make”).

  From Wiktionary

Clarify Sentence Examples

• There are several ways to clarify water.

• She added, as if to clarify the situation, that her son Randy would be there too.

• Please clarify the meaning of any initials appearing in the proposed names.

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• Accordingly, when he was nearly forty years of age he went through a varied course of study and experiment, in order to enlarge and clarify his view of things.

• This should clarify any ambiguity regarding the practices undertaken.

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