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Clarify

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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Broader term 5

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Explain 76% connected

To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Explicate 76% connected

Evolved; unfolded.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modify 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 13

Clear 76% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Crystallise 76% connected

To make an idea or pattern become clear and definite.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Crystallize 76% connected

To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dilate 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Elaborate 76% connected

Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Elucidate 76% connected

To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enlarge 76% connected

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.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enlighten 76% connected

To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expand 76% connected

To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expatiate 76% connected

To range at large, or without restraint.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expound 76% connected

To lay open; to expose to view; to examine.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Illuminate 76% connected

To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lucubrate 76% connected

To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.

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Derivationally related 4

Clarification 74% connected

The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Clarification 74% connected

The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Elucidate 92% connected

To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near synonym 1

Explain 92% connected

To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.

ad editorial 2026 08 academic 68% interchangeable less formal

Use when the information already exists but needs greater precision or transparency.

Softer synonym 1

Disagree 88% connected

To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.

diplomatic disagreement 62% interchangeable stronger

Ask for greater precision before disagreeing.

Antonym 2

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