clear up
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(verb) become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" |
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Synonyms: brighten, clear, light up |
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Antonyms: overcast |
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(verb) free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" |
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Synonyms: clear |
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Related Words: remove, take, take away |
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(verb) shed light on |
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Synonyms: clarify, elucidate |
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Related Words: dilate, disambiguate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, explain, explicate, expound, flesh out |
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(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
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Synonyms: clarify, clear, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
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Related Words: construe, interpret |
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(verb) finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" |
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Synonyms: finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off |
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Related Words: cap off, complete, finish, top off |
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