To make something easier to understand by explaining it more clearly. It can also mean to make a liquid clear by removing solid parts.
From Latin "clarificare," from "clarus" meaning "clear" and "facere" meaning "to make." It literally means "to make clear."
The same idea covers both thoughts and soup: you can clarify an argument or clarify butter. The word is a reminder that confusion is like cloudiness—and with effort, you can filter it out.
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