clarify
To make something easier to understand.
clarify in a sentence
- The teacher drew a diagram to clarify how the water cycle works.
- Could you clarify the rules of this card game? Nobody understands when to shout 'Snap'.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to clarify?
- Ablur
- Bconfuse
- Cexplain
- Dmuddle
Show the answer
C: explain. The other three mean the opposite of clarify.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to clarify?
- Ashow
- Bsimplify
- Cconfuse
- Dexplain
Show the answer
C: confuse. The other three mean nearly the same as clarify.
Words that mean something similar
explain, simplify, show
Words that mean the opposite
confuse, muddle, blur
More words about thinking & learning
- classify: To sort things into groups that are alike.
- competent: Able to do something well enough.
- complex: Made of many parts, and hard to understand or work out.
- comprehend: To fully understand something.
- concoct: To make something by mixing things, or to invent a story or plan.
- conscious: Awake, and aware of what is happening around you.
- contrary: Completely opposite to something else.
- crucial: Extremely important; something everything else depends on.
More words to explore
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