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clarify vs clear up

clear up vs clarify

clarify and clear up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clarify No No Yes No
clear up No No Yes No
As verbs, clarify and clear up are synonyms defined as:
  • clarify and clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Other synonyms of clarify include elucidate.
As verbs, clear up is a hyponym of clarify; that is, clear up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clarify:
  • clarify: make clear and (more) comprehensible
  • clear up: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other hyponyms of clarify include demystify, clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, disambiguate.
clarify (verb) clear up (verb)
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
make clear and (more) comprehensible finish a task completely
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
make clear and (more) comprehensible
become clear
Difference between clarify and clear up

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