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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Clarify

/klĕr'-əf-īˌ/ · Clar·i·fy · IPA /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/
01 v. t. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
imp. & p. p. Clarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Clarifying
  1. 1.
    To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
  2. 2.
    To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
    “To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.” — South.
  3. 3.
    To glorify.[Obs.]
    “Fadir, clarifie thi name.” — Wyclif (John ii. 28).
02 v. i. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
  1. 1.
    To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
  2. 2.
    To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
    “Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another.” — Bacon.