To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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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 otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
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Evolved; unfolded.
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
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To make an idea or pattern become clear and definite.
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To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
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To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; -- opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by inc…
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Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance;…
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To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
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To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
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To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
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To range at large, or without restraint.
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To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.
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To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
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To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
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The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
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The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
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of Clear
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of Clear
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To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
Use when the information already exists but needs greater precision or transparency.
To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.
Ask for greater precision before disagreeing.
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