To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup. "Boiled and clarified." Ure.
To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will. South.
To glorify. [Obs.] Fadir, clarifie thi name. Wyclif (John ii. 28).
To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
To grow clear or bright; to clear up. Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the discoursing with another. Bacon.
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