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   Clarify , 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.]
   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.
   
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   To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
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   To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
   South.
   
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   To glorify. [Obs.]
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   Fadir, clarifie thi name.
   Wyclif (John ii. 28).
   
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   Clarify, v. i.
   To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
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   To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
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   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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