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Clarify
clarify (?), v. t. (imp. p. pr. clarus clear + facere to make.
See Clear, and Fact.) 1. To
make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to
defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
Boiled and clarified. Ure.
2. To make clear; to free from
obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
To clarify his reason, and to rectify his
will.
South.
3. To glorify. (Obs.)
Fadir, clarifie thi name.
Wyclif (John ii. 28).
clarify , v. i. 1.To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from
feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under
clarification.
2. To grow clear or bright; to clear
up.
Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many
thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break
up in the discoursing with another.
Bacon.
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