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clarus
Latin · ancient
"clear, bright"
clear, bright, combined with facere (to make)
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clarificare
Late Latin · medieval
"to make clear"
to make clear, from clarus and facere
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clarifier
Old French · medieval
"to make something easier to understand"
carried into French for making something easier to understand
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clarify
English · 1300s
"to make something clearer or easier to understand"
settled as the English word for making something clearer or easier to understand
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