clarify vs expand

expand vs clarify

clarify and expand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clarify	No	No	Yes	No
expand	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expand is a hyponym of clarify; that is, expand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clarify:

clarify: make clear and (more) comprehensible
expand: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Other hyponyms of clarify include demystify, clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, disambiguate.

clarify (verb)	expand (verb)
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating	grow vigorously
make clear and (more) comprehensible	exaggerate or make bigger
	become larger in size or volume or quantity
	expand the influence of
	make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
	extend in one or more directions

Difference between clarify and expand

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