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disambiguate vs clarify

clarify vs disambiguate

disambiguate and clarify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disambiguate No No Yes No
clarify No No Yes No
As verbs, clarify is a hypernym of disambiguate; that is, clarify is a word with a broader meaning than disambiguate:
  • disambiguate: state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
  • clarify: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Other hypernyms of disambiguate include clear up, elucidate.
disambiguate (verb) clarify (verb)
state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
make clear and (more) comprehensible
Difference between disambiguate and clarify

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