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Verb
S:
(v)
clarify
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clear up
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elucidate
(make clear and (more) comprehensible)
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
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derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
get through
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wrap up
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finish off
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mop up
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polish off
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clear up
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finish up
(finish a task completely)
"I finally got through this homework assignment"
S:
(v)
clear
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clear up
(free (the throat) by making a rasping sound)
"Clear the throat"
S:
(v)
clear up
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clear
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light up
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brighten
(become clear)
"The sky cleared after the storm"
S:
(v)
clear
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clear up
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shed light on
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crystallize
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crystallise
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crystalize
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crystalise
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straighten out
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sort out
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enlighten
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illuminate
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elucidate
(make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear)
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"