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Please clarify your answer with an example.
What does Clarify mean?
Make something clearer.
Dictionary definition
To make an idea, question, or explanation clearer and easier to understand.
Example sentences
Clarify in a sentence
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The teacher clarified the instructions before we started.
hard
Writers clarify complex ideas by defining key terms.
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Practice 1
What does clarify mean?
Clarify means to make an idea, question, or explanation clearer and easier to understand.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to clarify?
Explain is close in meaning to clarify in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to clarify?
Confuse gives a useful opposite or contrast to clarify.
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Clarify
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MeaningClarify means Make something clearer.
ExampleExample: Please clarify your answer with an example.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- klair · uh · fy
- Strongest beat
- klair
- Ending
- fy
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on klair.
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Base word
clarify
noun
clarification
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Hint for students
To clarify means to make something easier to understand.
Common mix-up
Clarify is not the same as repeat. Repeating says it again; clarifying makes the meaning clearer.
Try it in class or at home
Write one sentence that shows clarify without using the word clarify. Example: Ben explained the rule in simpler words so everyone understood it. Clue words: explained, simpler words, everyone understood Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show making an idea or message easier to understand?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The teacher used a diagram to clarify the confusing directions." Why does clarify fit better than hide?
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