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CLEAR UP

Definition:

1. [verb] make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
   Synonyms: clarify, elucidate
   
   
2. [verb] finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
   Synonyms: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, finish up
   
   
3. [verb] free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
   Synonyms: clear
   
   
4. [verb] become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
   Synonyms: clear, light up, brighten
   
   
5. [verb] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
   Synonyms: clear, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
   
   

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Related Words:

• demystify
• clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
• elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
• disambiguate
• cap off

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