clarify
verb
[ ˈklarɪfʌɪ ]
• make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.
Similar:
make clear,
shed light on,
throw light on,
elucidate,
illuminate,
make plain,
make simple,
simplify,
explain,
explicate,
define,
spell out,
clear up,
sort out,
resolve,
• melt (butter) in order to separate out the water and milk solids.
• "clarify the butter by using a spoon to skim off the foam"
Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘set forth clearly’ and ‘make pure and clean’): from Old French clarifier, from late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus ‘clear’.
