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clear up

Letters that make clear up

a, e, l, p, c, r, u are letters that make 'clear up'

Words within clear up

ear, ar, cl, Ea, clear, up, lea, AR, Lear, LE, Ar, Cl are words within 'clear up'

clear up is an 8 letter phrase starting with c
clear up is an 8 letter phrase ending with p

5 possible definitions for 'clear up'

Clear Up as "make clear and (more) comprehensible"

Under this definition, clear up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

clarify, elucidate have the same meaning as 'clear up'

Antonyms

obfuscate has the opposite meaning of clear up

clear up as a type

'clear up' can be a type of explain, explicate.

Types of clear up

crystallize, enlarge, straighten out, clear up, illuminate, dilate, demystify, sort out, enlighten, elucidate, disambiguate, crystalise, crystallise, crystalize, shed light on, expand, flesh out, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, expound, elaborate, clear are types of 'clear up'.

Derivatives of clear up

clarity, pellucidity, limpidity, lucidity, clarification, illumination, elucidation, lucidness, clearness, clarifying, elucidative are derivatives of 'clear up'.

Clear Up as "make free from confusion or ambiguity, make clear"

Under this definition, clear up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crystallize, straighten out, illuminate, sort out, enlighten, elucidate, crystalise, crystallise, crystalize, shed light on, clear have the same meaning as 'clear up'

clear up as a type

'clear up' can be a type of clear up, clarify, elucidate.

Derivatives of clear up

clarity, pellucidity, limpidity, lucidity, clarification, illumination, elucidation, lucidness, clearness, clarifying, elucidative are derivatives of 'clear up'.

Example of clear up used within this context

"Could you clarify these remarks?", "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

Clear Up as "finish a task completely"

Under this definition, clear up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

get through, finish off, polish off, finish up, wrap up, mop up have the same meaning as 'clear up'

clear up as a type

'clear up' can be a type of finish, complete.

Types of clear up

cap off is a type of clear up.

Derivatives of clear up

closing, completion, culmination, windup, mop up are derivatives of 'clear up'.

Clear Up as "free (the throat) by making a rasping sound"

Under this definition, clear up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

clear has the same meaning as clear up

clear up as a type

'clear up' can be a type of withdraw, take away, remove, take.

Clear Up as "become clear"

Under this definition, clear up is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

light up, brighten, clear have the same meaning as 'clear up'

Antonyms

overcast, cloud have the opposite meaning of 'clear up'