# clarify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/ · frequency rank #8,909

## Definitions
1. To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.
2. To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
3. To glorify.

## Etymology
From Middle English clarifien, from Old French clarifiier, from Latin clārificō, clārificāre; clārus (“clear”) + faciō, facere (“make”). Semantically clear + -ify.

## Easily confused with
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarify-vs-clary)
- **clarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarify-vs-clarity)
- **clarion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarify-vs-clarion)
- **classify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarify-vs-classify)
- **charity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-clarify)
- **Clarice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clarice-vs-clarify)

## Common misspellings (11)
`calrify`, `cclarify`, `clairfy`, `clarfiy`, `clariffy`, `clarifyy`, `clariyf`, `clarrify`, `cllarify`, `clraify`, `lcarify`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clarify