clarifies
- 1Third-person singular simple present of clarify.
A good summary clarifies the main argument without burying it in detail.
He always clarifies his instructions whenever someone looks puzzled.
Note
The -s form follows the usual spelling shift for verbs ending in a consonant plus y: the y becomes ie before the ending, as in clarify, clarifies. The verb also works in two directions. A cook clarifies butter, but butter also clarifies on its own as it melts. The figurative use behaves the same way, so a situation clarifies as the facts come in.
The butter clarifies as it melts and the solids sink.
The picture slowly clarifies once the witnesses have spoken.
clarifies is a form of clarify
clarify, verb: To make or become clear and easily understood; to explain or resolve something in order to remove doubt or confusion. Full entry
- Forms
- clarifyclarifies he/she/itclarifying -ing formclarified past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- clarify → clarifies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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