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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clarifying
adj 1: that makes clear; "a clarifying example" [syn:
{clarifying}, {elucidative}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
