clarify-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: make (more) comprehensible

Examples:
Harris clarified his position on gun control at the last press conference.
She clarified that peacekeeping made up only 20 per cent of the work of the UN.
She clarified she contacted a representative of the airport.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: clarify.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

Examples:
By the way, I clarified the butter myself.
They cracked their malt in a coffee-grinder, brewed in a cooking pot,
clarified the beer in a swimming-pool filter, and hand-bottled their product.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: clarify.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2