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| VERB | 1 | clear up, clarify, elucidate | Make clear and (more) comprehensible |
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| 2 | clear up, get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, finish up | Finish a task completely | |
| 3 | clear up, clear | Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound | |
| 4 | clear up, clear, light up, brighten | Become clear | |
| 5 | clear up, clear, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate | Make free from confusion or ambiguity |
| Meaning | Make clear and (more) comprehensible. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | clarify, elucidate |
| Contrary | obfuscate |
| Broader | explain, explicate |
| Narrower | demystify; clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate; elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate; disambiguate |
| Meaning | Finish a task completely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, finish up |
| Broader | complete, finish |
| Narrower | cap off |
| Meaning | Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | clear |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| Meaning | Become clear. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; It is ----ing |
| Synonyms | clear, light up, brighten |
| Contrary | overcast, cloud |
| Meaning | Make free from confusion or ambiguity. Make clear. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
| Synonyms | clear, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate |
| Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate |
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