Polyglot Dictionary

esclarecer

/isklaɾeˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
esclareço
preterite (eu)
esclareci
past participle
esclarecido

Meaning

  1. to clarify

    • Esclareceu a dúvida.

      He clarified the doubt.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aclarar

aclarar and esclarecer are close synonyms for "to clarify"; esclarecer is the more common, standard word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

clarificar

clarificar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to clarify."

Spanish

esclarecer

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

Practice

1 What does esclarecer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches esclarecer?

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