clarify

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

clar‧i‧fy AC /ˈklærəfaɪ, ˈklærɪfaɪ/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle clarified, present participle clarifying, third person singular clarifies) [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑clarity, ↑clearance, ↑clearing, ↑clarification, ↑clearness; verb: ↑clear, ↑clarify; adverb: ↑clear, ↑clearly; adjective: ↑clear ≠ ↑unclear]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus; ⇨ ↑clear¹]
1. formal to make something clearer or easier to understand ⇨ clarification
clarify issues/a statement/matters etc
Could you clarify one or two points for me?
Reporters asked him to clarify his position (=say exactly what his beliefs are) on welfare reform.
clarify how/what etc
The report aims to clarify how these conclusions were reached.
2. to make something cleaner or purer by heating it:
clarified butter

clarifyhu

◎	['klærifai]
※	ngoại động từ
	■	lọc, gạn
	■	làm cho sáng sủa dễ hiểu
※	nội động từ
	■	trong ra, sạch ra
	■	trở thành sáng sủa dễ hiểu (văn)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  clear up, elucidate