clarify vs degrade

clarify

verb
  • To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification. 

  • To grow clear or bright; to clear up. 

  • To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity. 

  • To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter. 

degrade

verb
  • To reduce in quality or purity. 

  • To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. 

  • To lower in value or social position. 

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