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Clarify vs Clarified - What's the difference?

clarify | clarified |

As verbs the difference between clarify and clarified

is that clarify is to make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup while clarified is past tense of clarify.

As an adjective clarified is

made clear.

clarify

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.
  • * (rfdate) Ure:
    • Boiled and clarified .
  • To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
  • * (rfdate) South:
    • To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
  • (ergative) To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
  • * Leave the wine for 24 hours and it will clarify .
  • (ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
  • (obsolete) To glorify.

    • clarified

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Made clear.
    • Clarified butter is made by removing water and impurities from butter.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (clarify)