clarify (butter)
1clarify — ► VERB (clarifies, clarified) 1) make more comprehensible. 2) melt (butter) to separate out the impurities. DERIVATIVES clarification noun clarifier noun. ORIGIN Old French clarifier, from Latin clarus clear …
2clarify */ — UK [ˈklærəfaɪ] / US [ˈklerɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms clarify : present tense I/you/we/they clarify he/she/it clarifies present participle clarifying past tense clarified past participle clarified 1) formal to explain something more… …
3clarify — clar|i|fy [ klerı,faı ] verb transitive * 1. ) FORMAL to explain something more clearly so that it is easier to understand: Could you clarify your remarks? He is expected to clarify his position today. clarify what: It is important to clarify… …
4clarify — clar|i|fy [ˈklærıfaı] v past tense and past participle clarified present participle clarifying third person singular clarifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus; CLEAR1] 1.) …
5clarify — verb 1) their report clarified the situation Syn: make clear, shed/throw light on, elucidate, illuminate; explain, explicate, define, spell out, clear up Ant: confuse 2) clarify the butter …
6clarify — [c]/ˈklærəfaɪ / (say klaruhfuy) verb (clarified, clarifying) –verb (t) 1. to make clear, pure, or intelligible. 2. to make clear by removal of sediment. 3. to make (fat, butter, etc.) clear, especially by placing over a low heat. –verb (i) 4. to… …
7clarify — [ klarɪfʌɪ] verb (clarifies, clarifying, clarified) 1》 make more comprehensible. 2》 [usu. as adjective clarified] melt (butter) to separate out the impurities. Derivatives clarification noun clarificatory …
8clarify — v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or become clearer. 2 tr. a free (liquid, butter, etc.) from impurities. b make transparent. c purify. Derivatives: clarification n. clarificatory n. clarifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF clarifier f. L clarus clear …
9clarification — clarify ► VERB (clarifies, clarified) 1) make more comprehensible. 2) melt (butter) to separate out the impurities. DERIVATIVES clarification noun clarifier noun. ORIGIN Old French clarifier, from Latin clarus clear …
10clarifier — clarify ► VERB (clarifies, clarified) 1) make more comprehensible. 2) melt (butter) to separate out the impurities. DERIVATIVES clarification noun clarifier noun. ORIGIN Old French clarifier, from Latin clarus clear …