Difference between Elucidate and Clarify

What is the difference between Elucidate and Clarify?

Elucidate as a verb is to make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon. while Clarify as a verb is to make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.

Elucidate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon.

Clarify

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or syrup.To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.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 glorify.

Example sentence: I would like to clarify that Diego and I are very, very good friends we spend a lot of time together on and off the pitch and our families are great friends. We have absolutely no issues whatsoever.

We hope you now know whether to use Elucidate or Clarify in your sentence.

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