Clarify

ˈklærəˌfaɪ

verb

to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from confusion

The word 'clarify' comes from the Latin word 'clarus' meaning clear. It is used to describe the act of making something clearer or more easily understood.

She was awake but slowly drifting off, in that state where memories clarify magically as they begin to transmute themselves into dreams.

King, Stephen

The Stand

C O N F E S S I O N S O F A N U G L Y S T E P S I S T E R “Don’t say such things,” says Iris, and then, despite herself, is forced to clarify by adding, “I’m sure Papa Cornelius will recover.” “So you don’t argue about your mother’s madness,” says Clara.

Gregory Maguire

Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister

Roland didn’t understand everything, but he thought he now had enough to clarify the situation quite a bit.

Stephen King

Wolves of the Calla

.”Harry felt anger bubbling in the pit of his stomach: So Dolores Umbridge was still at the Ministry, was she?“So basically,” he said, as though he just wanted to clarify a few points, “you’d like to give the impression that I’m working for the Ministry?”“It would give everyone a lift to think you were more involved, Harry,” said Scrimgeour, sounding relieved that Harry had cottoned on so quickly.

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I brought you here with me to clarify what our Imperium requires.

Frank Herbert

Children of Dune