Clarify vs. Clear

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Clarifyverb

(of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter

Clarifyverb

To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.

Clarifyverb

(ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.

Clarifyverb

(ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.

Clarifyverb

(obsolete) To glorify.

Clarifyverb

To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; - said of liquids, as wine or sirup.

Clarifyverb

To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.

Clarifyverb

To glorify.

Clarifyverb

To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.

Clarifyverb

To grow clear or bright; to clear up.

Clarifyverb

make clear and (more) comprehensible;

Clarifyverb

make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating;

Clarifyverb

make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible

Clarifyverb

melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities

Clearadjective

Transparent in colour.

Clearadjective

Bright, not dark or obscured.

Clearadjective

Free of obstacles.

Clearadjective

Without clouds.

Clearadjective

(meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.

Clearadjective

Free of ambiguity or doubt.

Clearadjective

Distinct, sharp, well-marked.

Clearadjective

(figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.

Clearadjective

(of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.

Clearadjective

Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.

Clearadjective

(Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).

Clearadjective

Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.

Clearadjective

Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.

Clearadjective

Easily or distinctly heard; audible.

Clearadjective

Unmixed; entirely pure.

Clearadjective

Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.

Clearadjective

Without diminution; in full; net.

Clearadverb

All the way; entirely.

Clearadverb

Not near something or touching it.

Clearadverb

free (or separate) from others

Clearadverb

(obsolete) In a clear manner; plainly.

Clearverb

(transitive) To remove obstructions or impediments from.

Clearverb

(ergative) To become freed from obstructions.

Clearverb

(transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from a matter; to clarify; especially, to clear up.

Clearverb

(transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.

Clearverb

(transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.

Clearverb

(intransitive) To become clear.

Clearverb

(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.

Clearverb

To earn a profit of; to net.

Clearverb

(transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.

Clearverb

To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.

Clearverb

To obtain a clearance.

Clearverb

(sports) To defend by hitting (or kicking, throwing, heading etc.) the ball (or puck) from the defending goal.

Clearverb

To fell all trees of a forest.

Clearverb

To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.

Clearverb

To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position.

Clearnoun

(carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

Clearnoun

(cryptology) State of being unenciphered. (In the clear: Not enciphered.)

Clearadjective

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

Clearadjective

Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous; plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.

Clearadjective

Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.

Clearadjective

Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.

Clearadjective

Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.

Clearadjective

Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.

Clearadjective

Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.

Clearadjective

Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.

Clearadjective

Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.

Clearadjective

Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.

Clearadjective

Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.

Clearnoun

Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.

Clearadverb

In a clear manner; plainly.

Clearadverb

Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.

Clearverb

To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds.

Clearverb

To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.

Clearverb

To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.

Clearverb

To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious.

Clearverb

To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; - often used with of, off, away, or out.

Clearverb

To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify, vindicate, or acquit; - often used with from before the thing imputed.

Clearverb

To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.

Clearverb

To gain without deduction; to net.

Clearverb

To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; - of the weather; - often followed by up, off, or away.

Clearverb

To become free from turbidity; - of solutions or suspensions of liquids; as, the salt has not completely dissolved until the suspension clears up; when refrigerated, the juice may become cloudy, but when warmed to room temperature, it clears up again.

Clearverb

To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.

Clearverb

To make exchanges of checks and bills, and settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.

Clearverb

To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for Liverpool to-day.

Clearnoun

the state of being free of suspicion;

Clearnoun

a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;

Clearverb

rid of obstructions;

Clearverb

make a way or path by removing objects;

Clearverb

become clear;

Clearverb

grant authorization or clearance for;

Clearverb

remove;

Clearverb

go unchallenged; be approved;

Clearverb

be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts;

Clearverb

go away or disappear;

Clearverb

pass by, over, or under without making contact;

Clearverb

make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;

Clearverb

free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment;

Clearverb

clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.;

Clearverb

yield as a net profit;

Clearverb

make as a net profit;

Clearverb

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

Clearverb

sell;

Clearverb

pass an inspection or receive authorization;

Clearverb

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges;

Clearverb

settle, as of a debt;

Clearverb

make clear, bright, light, or translucent;

Clearverb

rid of instructions or data;

Clearverb

remove (people) from a building;

Clearverb

remove the occupants of;

Clearverb

free (the throat) by making a rasping sound;

Clearadjective

clear to the mind;

Clearadjective

free from confusion or doubt;

Clearadjective

affording free passage or view;

Clearadjective

free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through;

Clearadjective

free from contact or proximity or connection;

Clearadjective

characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt);

Clearadjective

(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;

Clearadjective

(especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law;

Clearadjective

clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible;

Clearadjective

accurately stated or described;

Clearadjective

free from clouds or mist or haze;

Clearadjective

free of restrictions or qualifications;

Clearadjective

free from flaw or blemish or impurity;

Clearadjective

clear of charges or deductions;

Clearadjective

easily deciphered

Clearadjective

freed from any question of guilt;

Clearadjective

characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving;

Clearadjective

of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne;

Clearadverb

completely;

Clearadverb

in an easily perceptible manner;

Clearadjective

easy to perceive, understand, or interpret

Clearadjective

leaving no doubt; obvious or unambiguous

Clearadjective

having or feeling no doubt or confusion

Clearadjective

(of a substance) transparent; unclouded

Clearadjective

free of cloud, mist, or rain

Clearadjective

(of a person's skin) free from blemishes

Clearadjective

(of a colour) pure and intense

Clearadjective

(of a fire) burning with little smoke

Clearadjective

free of any obstructions or unwanted objects

Clearadjective

(of a period of time) free of any appointments or commitments

Clearadjective

(of a person) free of something undesirable or unpleasant

Clearadjective

(of a person's mind) free of anything that impairs logical thought

Clearadjective

(of a person's conscience) free of guilt

Clearadjective

not touching; away from

Clearadjective

complete; full

Clearadjective

(of a sum of money) net

Clearadjective

denoting a palatalized form of the sound of the letter l (as in leaf in most accents of English).

Clearadverb

so as to be out of the way of or away from

Clearadverb

so as not to be obstructed or cluttered

Clearadverb

completely

Clearadverb

all the way to

Clearverb

remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from

Clearverb

free (land) for cultivation or building by removing vegetation or existing structures

Clearverb

cause people to leave (a building or place)

Clearverb

gradually go away or disappear

Clearverb

become free of cloud or rain

Clearverb

(of a person's face or expression) assume a happier aspect following confusion or distress

Clearverb

remove (an obstruction or unwanted item) from somewhere

Clearverb

(in soccer and other sports) send (the ball) away from the area near one's goal

Clearverb

discharge (a debt)

Clearverb

get past or over (something) safely or without touching it

Clearverb

officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent

Clearverb

give official approval or authorization to

Clearverb

satisfy the necessary requirements to pass through (customs)

Clearverb

(with reference to a cheque) pass through a clearing house so that the money goes into the payee's account

Clearverb

earn or gain (an amount of money) as a net profit

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