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Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clarified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clarifying}.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare;
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.
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2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or
illuminate.
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To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
--South.
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3. To glorify. [Obs.]
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Fadir, clarifie thi name. --Wyclif (John
ii. 28).
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Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. i.
1. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free
from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under
clarification.
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2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
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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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