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 an idea or pattern become clear and definite.
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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.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
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The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces…
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The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces…
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To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
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To blossom forth.
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Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.
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To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.
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To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
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To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
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