clarification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making something... explanation elucidation explication illumination simplification exposition

Opposites

obfuscationconfusionobscuration

Word family

Related forms clarify clear clarity

Etymology

From clarify + -ation, from Late Latin clarificare ('to make clear'), from Latin clarus ('clear') + facere ('to make').

clarus Latin facere Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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