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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible;
- Example: "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
[syn: clarify, clear up, elucidate]

2. finish a task completely;
- Example: "I finally got through this homework assignment"
[syn: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up]

3. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound;
- Example: "Clear the throat"
[syn: clear, clear up]

4. become clear;
- Example: "The sky cleared after the storm"
[syn: clear up, clear, light up, brighten]

5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;
- Example: "Could you clarify these remarks?"
- Example: "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
[syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

clear up
    v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery
         surrounding her death" [syn: clarify, clear up,
         elucidate] [ant: obfuscate]
    2: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
       homework assignment" [syn: get through, wrap up, finish
       off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up]
    3: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the
       throat" [syn: clear, clear up]
    4: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear
       up, clear, light up, brighten] [ant: cloud,
       overcast]
    5: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
       clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
       fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on,
       crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise,
       straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate,
       elucidate]