clarification C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of making something clearer or easier to understand She asked for clarification on the ambiguous final clause. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of making something... explanationelucidationexplicationilluminationsimplificationexposition ↔ Opposites obfuscationconfusionobscuration Word family Related forms clarifyclearclarity Etymology AI details From clarify + -ation, from Late Latin clarificare ('to make clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear') + facere ('to make'). clarus Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # clarification **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌklɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of making something clearer or easier to understand ## Examples - She asked for clarification on the ambiguous final clause. ## Synonyms - explanation - elucidation - explication - illumination - simplification - exposition ## Antonyms - obfuscation - confusion - obscuration ## Related Forms - clarify - clear - clarity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: clarus - Root: facere ## Etymology From clarify + -ation, from Late Latin clarificare ('to make clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear') + facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Clarification is a noun meaning "the act of making something clearer or easier to understand". Historically, it is from clarify + -ation, from Late Latin clarificare ('to make clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear') + facere ('to make'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: clarification is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the act of making something clearer or easier to understand", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin clarus with Latin facere. Close English family members include clarify, clear, and clarity. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown