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Definition of Clear up
1. Verb. Make clear and (more) comprehensible. "Clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
Exact synonyms: Clarify, Elucidate
Specialized synonyms: Demystify, Clear, Crystalise, Crystalize, Crystallise, Crystallize, Elucidate, Enlighten, Illuminate, Shed Light On, Sort Out, Straighten Out, Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Expound, Flesh Out, Lucubrate, Disambiguate
Generic synonyms: Explain, Explicate
Derivative terms: Clarification, Elucidation, Elucidation, Elucidative, Lucidity
Antonyms: Obfuscate
Specialized synonyms: Demystify, Clear, Crystalise, Crystalize, Crystallise, Crystallize, Elucidate, Enlighten, Illuminate, Shed Light On, Sort Out, Straighten Out, Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Expound, Flesh Out, Lucubrate, Disambiguate
Generic synonyms: Explain, Explicate
Derivative terms: Clarification, Elucidation, Elucidation, Elucidative, Lucidity
Antonyms: Obfuscate
2. Verb. Finish a task completely. "I finally got through this homework assignment"
Exact synonyms: Finish Off, Finish Up, Get Through, Mop Up, Polish Off, Wrap Up
Generic synonyms: Complete, Finish
Specialized synonyms: Cap Off
Derivative terms: Mop Up
Generic synonyms: Complete, Finish
Specialized synonyms: Cap Off
Derivative terms: Mop Up
3. Verb. Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound. "Clear the throat"
4. Verb. Become clear. "The sky cleared after the storm"
5. Verb. Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Exact synonyms: Clear, Crystalise, Crystalize, Crystallise, Crystallize, Elucidate, Enlighten, Illuminate, Shed Light On, Sort Out, Straighten Out
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Elucidate
Derivative terms: Elucidation, Elucidation, Elucidative, Lucidity, Lucidity, Illumination
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Elucidate
Derivative terms: Elucidation, Elucidation, Elucidative, Lucidity, Lucidity, Illumination
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