make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible 澄清,阐明,讲清(陈述,情况,形势) the report managed to clarify the government's position. 报告努力阐明了政府的立场。
[often as adj.clarified]melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities 烧熔(黄油)以清除杂质
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'