Clarify \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).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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