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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
clear up
1. make clear and (more) comprehensible (Freq. 3) - clarify the mystery surrounding her death • Syn: clarify, elucidate • Ant: obfuscate (for: clarify) • Derivationally related forms: elucidative (for: elucidate), lucidity (for: elucidate), elucidation (for: elucidate), clarification (for: clarify) • Hypernyms: explain, explicate • Hyponyms: demystify, clear, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate, disambiguate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 2. finish a task completely (Freq. 1) - I finally got through this homework assignment • Syn: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, finish up • Derivationally related forms: mop up (for: mop up) • Hypernyms: complete, finish • Hyponyms: cap off • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 3. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound (Freq. 1) - Clear the throat • Syn: clear • Hypernyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 4. become clear - The sky cleared after the storm • Syn: clear, light up, brighten • Ant: overcast • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - It is ----ing 5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear - Could you clarify these remarks? - Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: clear, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate • Derivationally related forms: elucidative (for: elucidate), lucidity (for: elucidate), elucidation (for: elucidate), illumination (for: illuminate) • Hypernyms: clarify, elucidate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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