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Clarification
The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
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The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…
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The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream…
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To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
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To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
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Synonym 3
of Clear
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A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for fur…
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The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
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