Clarify
verb
To make something understandable or clear by explaining it in a simple way.
Could you clarify your statement, please?
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- clarify a statement
- clarify a position
verb
To remove confusion or doubt.
The meeting helped to clarify the situation
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- clarify the situation
- clarify doubts
verb
To make something, especially a liquid, pure or free from anything that spoils it.
The water is clarified using traditional methods
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- clarify water
- clarify wine
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Technical
verb
To make something understandable or clear by explaining it in a simple way.
Could you clarify your statement, please?
Often appears as...
- clarify a statement
- clarify a position
verb
To remove confusion or doubt.
The meeting helped to clarify the situation
Often appears as...
- clarify the situation
- clarify doubts
verb
To make something, especially a liquid, pure or free from anything that spoils it.
The water is clarified using traditional methods
Often appears as...
- clarify water
- clarify wine
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Requesting Clarification
Use 'clarify' to politely ask for more details or a simpler explanation when confused.
I'm not sure I understand the process; can you clarify?
Pro Tip 2/3Complex Concepts
Use 'clarify' when dealing with difficult theories or concepts that need simplification.
The professor clarified quantum mechanics for us.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoiding Misunderstanding
'Clarify' can prevent misunderstandings in both written and spoken communication.
To clarify, the deadline is next Friday, not this Friday.
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physical and social worlds and programmed to make it uh really easy for them to learn certain things and hard to learn others the best definition of innateness i've ever seen this just clarifies so many things for me it's from the brain scientist gary marcus he says the initial organization of the brain
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a less threatening comment. Though the intended meaning was eventually clarified, the initial impact of Khrushchev's apparent words put the world on a path that could have led to nuclear armageddon. So now, given the complexities of language and cultural exchange,
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How menopause affects...
because so many women can feel these changes. So many of our patients have said to me that they feel like their minds are playing tricks on them, to put it mildly. So I really want to validate this, because it's real. And so just to clarify, if this is you,
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Creating art that makes...
easy and so I've burnt little holes as you can see the black holes I actually burn this with fire to depict the swimmers struggle and also their resilience and like I said I do burn these on purpose and I say this to clarify because I traveled out of the
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God Is My Drug PIPE Explorer
weren't this happy without a little help. To clarify what's going on here, I asked a professor of theology. CANDIDA An ecstatic religious experience is an experience in which an individual feels that they have sort of left themselves and have become
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
opportunity to to to clarify that um if funding was indeed secured um and uh i should say like why why do i do not have respect for the sec in that situation and i don't mean to blame everyone at the sec but certainly the san francisco office
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in order to expand or contract their power. Others determine the extent to which legislation should be enforced. And sometimes, a president may use an executive order to clarify and help implement a policy that needs to be easily defined.
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and then challenges those biases. It doesn't always provide definitive answers, but the method helps clarify the questions and eliminate contradictory or circular logic. And by following a line of inquiry where it logically leads,
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How to use a semicolon -...
It fills the spaces in between, and for that reason, it has some specific and important tasks. For one, it can clarify ideas in a sentence that's already festooned with commas. At first, they may seem frightening,
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Buzz Words: The Bee...
we are clarifying the repertoire of pulsed vibrations that honeybees use to communicate amongst each other what martin's saying is that he's writing the world's first
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The moral roots of...
physical and social worlds and programmed to make it uh really easy for them to learn certain things and hard to learn others the best definition of innateness i've ever seen this just clarifies so many things for me it's from the brain scientist gary marcus he says the initial organization of the brain
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
a less threatening comment. Though the intended meaning was eventually clarified, the initial impact of Khrushchev's apparent words put the world on a path that could have led to nuclear armageddon. So now, given the complexities of language and cultural exchange,
Video examples
How menopause affects...
because so many women can feel these changes. So many of our patients have said to me that they feel like their minds are playing tricks on them, to put it mildly. So I really want to validate this, because it's real. And so just to clarify, if this is you,
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Creating art that makes...
easy and so I've burnt little holes as you can see the black holes I actually burn this with fire to depict the swimmers struggle and also their resilience and like I said I do burn these on purpose and I say this to clarify because I traveled out of the
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God Is My Drug PIPE Explorer
weren't this happy without a little help. To clarify what's going on here, I asked a professor of theology. CANDIDA An ecstatic religious experience is an experience in which an individual feels that they have sort of left themselves and have become
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
opportunity to to to clarify that um if funding was indeed secured um and uh i should say like why why do i do not have respect for the sec in that situation and i don't mean to blame everyone at the sec but certainly the san francisco office
Video examples
How do executive orders...
in order to expand or contract their power. Others determine the extent to which legislation should be enforced. And sometimes, a president may use an executive order to clarify and help implement a policy that needs to be easily defined.
Video examples
This tool will help...
and then challenges those biases. It doesn't always provide definitive answers, but the method helps clarify the questions and eliminate contradictory or circular logic. And by following a line of inquiry where it logically leads,
Video examples
How to use a semicolon -...
It fills the spaces in between, and for that reason, it has some specific and important tasks. For one, it can clarify ideas in a sentence that's already festooned with commas. At first, they may seem frightening,
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Buzz Words: The Bee...
we are clarifying the repertoire of pulsed vibrations that honeybees use to communicate amongst each other what martin's saying is that he's writing the world's first
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
People like to know you're listening, and something as simple as a clarification question shows not only that you are listening but that you also care about what they're saying. You'll be surprised how much respect and appreciation you gain just by asking good questions.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Guarding your heart and protecting your dignity are a little bit more important than clarifying the emotions of someone who's only texting you back three words. I've learned that from trying to figure out people who don't deserve to be figured out.
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Gemma Ward
Australian Actress
I think in terms of me shying away from modelling, I would like to clarify in some way that I was taking a break from many things in my life and obviously what people in the public see is that I'm pulling away from what is more public.
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Theodore Zeldin
English Philosopher
I'm constantly astounded by the way people talk so openly to someone they don't know. They clarify in their own minds what is important to them, discover another person has similar problems, and create trust and even a friendship.
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Shinzo Abe
Japanese Statesman
Haven't we put off problems without clarifying Japan's will to protect the lives and assets of its people and territory with its own hands, and merely accepted the benefits of economic prosperity?
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Penny Marshall
American Actress
It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.
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Michael Gove
British Politician
I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.
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Mildred Dresselhaus
American Scientist
Mentoring is about listening to people, helping them go over what the issues are and how to clarify ways to deal with any problems that may arise.
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Thomas Huxley
English Scientist
All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.
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Betsy Hodges
American Politician
Done right, precision can help clarify, plus it's fun.
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
People like to know you're listening, and something as simple as a clarification question shows not only that you are listening but that you also care about what they're saying. You'll be surprised how much respect and appreciation you gain just by asking good questions.
Quote examples
Taylor Swift
American Singer
Guarding your heart and protecting your dignity are a little bit more important than clarifying the emotions of someone who's only texting you back three words. I've learned that from trying to figure out people who don't deserve to be figured out.
Quote examples
Gemma Ward
Australian Actress
I think in terms of me shying away from modelling, I would like to clarify in some way that I was taking a break from many things in my life and obviously what people in the public see is that I'm pulling away from what is more public.
Quote examples
Theodore Zeldin
English Philosopher
I'm constantly astounded by the way people talk so openly to someone they don't know. They clarify in their own minds what is important to them, discover another person has similar problems, and create trust and even a friendship.
Quote examples
Shinzo Abe
Japanese Statesman
Haven't we put off problems without clarifying Japan's will to protect the lives and assets of its people and territory with its own hands, and merely accepted the benefits of economic prosperity?
Quote examples
Penny Marshall
American Actress
It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.
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Michael Gove
British Politician
I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.
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Mildred Dresselhaus
American Scientist
Mentoring is about listening to people, helping them go over what the issues are and how to clarify ways to deal with any problems that may arise.
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Thomas Huxley
English Scientist
All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified.
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Betsy Hodges
American Politician
Done right, precision can help clarify, plus it's fun.
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