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chiarire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clarify verb To make an idea, statement, or situation easier to understand.
  • clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  • elucidate verb To make something clearer by explaining it, especially something that was confusing or only half understood.
  • illuminate verb To light up or shine light onto something.

Senses

chiarire is used for these senses in English:

  • clarify (by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
  • elucidate (figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
  • illuminate (transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.

clarify — full definition

  1. verb To make an idea, statement, or situation easier to understand.
  2. verb To make a liquid clear by removing impurities.

clear — full definition

  1. adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  2. adj Easy to understand, see, or hear; free of ambiguity.
  3. verb To remove obstacles or unwanted items so something becomes open or unobstructed.
  4. verb To officially free someone from suspicion, blame, or an obligation.

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