Clarify and Distort

Clarify

Clarify verb - To remove usually visible impurities from.

Distort is an antonym for clarify.

Distort

Distort verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible

Clarify is an antonym for distort.

Nearby Words: distortion, distorting, distorter

Common collocations

time clarify time distort time
fact clarify fact distort fact
words clarify words distort words
information clarify information distort information
Other words: feelings.
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