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1. That makes clear
   "a clarifying example";
   - elucidative

1. Make clear and (more) comprehensible
   "clarify the mystery surrounding her death";
   - clear up, elucidate
    
2. (cooking) make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
   "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

See also: informative, instructive

Type of: alter, change, explain, explicate, modify

Encyclopedia: Clarify