Synonyms: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, illuminate, elucidate, enlighten
Definition: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Usage: Could you clarify these remarks?; Clear up the question of who is at fault
Similar words: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Definition: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Usage: clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Synonyms: class, classify, assort, separate, sort, sort out
Definition: arrange or order by classes or categories
Usage: How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Similar words: categorise, categorize
Definition: place into or assign to a category
Usage: Children learn early on to categorize
Synonyms: sort out, correct, discipline
Definition: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
Usage: The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
Similar words: penalise, penalize, punish
Definition: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Usage: The students were penalized for showing up late for class; we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again