Clarify and Speak

Clarify

Clarify verb - To remove usually visible impurities from.

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Speak and clarify are semantically related in utter topic. In some cases you can use "Speak" instead a verb "Clarify".

Speak verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

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Clarify and speak are semantically related in utter topic. Sometimes you can use "Clarify" instead a verb "Speak".

Nearby Words: speaker, speaking

kind	clarify kind	speak kind
name	clarify name	speak name
time	clarify time	speak time
way	clarify way	speak way
Other words: sentence, bit, words, version, times.

Young children are not given an exemption: Jonas's friend Asher was beaten for saying "smack" instead of "snack" (to clarify, he asked for a "smack" and was given one), and for a time refused to speak at all.

Source: Grammar Nazi
Also recommended when talking to toddlers and small children who are learning to speak; not only does it give the kid a chance to clarify if he or she wasn't understood, but it gives the adult a chance to demonstrate the proper way to say it.

Source: Parrot Exposition

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