transitive verb. 1 : to make understandable clarify a subject The president was forced to clarify his position on the issue. 2 : to free of confusion needs time to clarify his thoughts. 3 : to make (a liquid or something liquefied) clear or pure usually by freeing from suspended matter clarify syrup.

What do we mean by clarifying?

1 : making something less confusing or easier to understand : providing clarity a clarifying question/statement gave some clarifying information Here is that rare bird, a clarifying book about an important and muddied subject.—

What is clarify in a story?

When you read something and don't understand a word or meaning, you must do something to help you clarify. Clarify means to make something clear. ... Use other words as clues.