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crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize

v. cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"

crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise

v. cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"

crystallize, crystalize, crystalise, effloresce

v. assume crystalline form; become crystallized

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, illuminate, clarify, make clear, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. 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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clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, illuminate, clarify, make clear, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

exemplify, illustrate, instance

v. clarify by giving an example of

comment

v. explain or interpret something

translate, transform

v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

transpose

v. change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"

paraphrase, rephrase, reword

v. express the same message in different words

simplify

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

clarify, make clear

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

subtend, delimit

v. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

illuminate

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

define

v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

manifest

v. reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"

say

v. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, take

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

contend, postulate

v. maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

describe, depict, draw

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

buy

v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

narrate

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

profess

v. receive into a religious order or congregation

pronounce, label, judge

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

enlighten, edify

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

inform

v. act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

straighten

v. make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

obfuscate

v. make obscure or unclear

confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate

v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

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