clarify
/ˈklɛrəfaɪ/
verb
- To make something clearer or easier to understand by explaining it more fully.
- Could you clarify what you meant by that statement?
- The teacher clarified the instructions so everyone knew what to do.
- I need to clarify the details of the contract before I sign it.
- To remove impurities from a liquid, such as butter or broth, making it clear.
- You can clarify fruit juice by filtering it through a cloth.
- The chef clarified the stock by skimming off the fat.
- To make ghee, you clarify butter by heating and straining it.