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clarify(dictionary)

Matronalia (iou) and clarify (iou)


Matronalia (iou)



Matronalia noun (treated as sing. or pl.). E18.
[Latin, use as noun of neut. pl. of matronalis: see MATRONAL.]
Roman History. A festival in honour of the goddess Juno and her son Mars, celebrated by married women.

clarify (iou)



clarify verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French clarifier from late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus clear + -ficare -FY.]
I. verb trans. Declare, set forth clearly. Only in ME.
verb trans. Make pure and clean, physically or (arch.) morally; free from impurities; spec. make (a liquid, butter, the air, etc.) transparent. ME.
verb trans. Free from darkness or gloom; brighten, illumine. LME-L17.
verb trans. Enlighten; make clear or plain to the understanding; remove complexity, ambiguity, or obscurity from (a subject, statement, etc.); remove ignorance, misconception, or error from (the mind etc.). LME.
verb trans. Make unobstructed, clear, (the sight, eyes, mental vision; arch. the throat, the voice). LME.
verb intrans. Become transparent; be made clear or pure (lit. & fig.). L16.
II.
verb trans. Make illustrious or glorious; exalt. LME-M17.
clarifier noun a person who or thing which provides clarification; a vessel used in clarification: M16.