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Clarify vs Polish - What's the difference?

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Clarify is a related term of polish.


As verbs the difference between clarify and polish

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 polish is to shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

As a noun polish is

a substance used to polish.

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.

    • polish

    English

    (wikipedia Polish)

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation):

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

    • Derived terms

    * Polish notation * reverse Polish notation

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The language spoken in Poland.

    • See also

    * Pole * * (pl) * Language list

    External links

    * Polish - English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition. * English heteronyms