clarificar

/klaɾifiˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
clarifico
preterite (yo)
clarifiqué
past participle
clarificado

Meaning

  1. to clarify

    • Clarificó sus ideas.

      He clarified his ideas.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

esclarecer

clarificar and esclarecer are close synonyms for "to clarify"; esclarecer leans more formal or investigative, like clarifying a crime.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

aclarar

aclarar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to clarify."

Portuguese

esclarecer

esclarecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to clarify."

Practice

1 What does clarificar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches clarificar?

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