"clarifying" in the verb sense
1. clarify, clear up, elucidate
make clear and (more) comprehensible
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
2. clarify
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
"clarify the butter"
"clarify beer"
"clarifying" in the adjective sense
1. clarifying, elucidative
that makes clear
"a clarifying example"
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