Clarify and Muddy

Clarify

Clarify verb - To remove usually visible impurities from.
Usage example: clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

Muddy is an antonym for clarify in topics: purify, explain.

Muddy

Muddy verb - To make (something) unclear to the understanding.
Usage example: that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve

Clarify is an antonym for muddy.

Nearby Word: muddying

Common collocations

issue clarify issue muddy issue
situation clarify situation muddy situation
bit clarify bit muddy bit
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