Clar"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clarified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Clarifying.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare; clarus clear + facere to make. See Clear, and Fact.]
1.
To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.
"Boiled and
clarified."
Ure.
2.
To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
South.
3.
To glorify.
[Obs.]
Fadir, clarifie thi name.
Wyclif (John ii. 28).
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Clar"i*fy, v. i.
1.
To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
2.
To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another.
Bacon.
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