Clarify1. (v. t.) To make clear; to brighten or illuminate; to free from obscurities.
2. (v. t.) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.
3. (v. t.) To glorify.
4. (v. i.) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
5. (v. i.) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
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