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to clarify

verbformal/dɨʒlĩˈdaɾ/low

des·lin·dar

Definition

To make clear or distinct; to separate, distinguish, or clarify something that was confused or entangled.
The report aims to clarify the chain of events.
A mediator was brought in to disentangle the dispute.

Etymology

Do prefixo 'des-' (negação, inversão) + 'lindar' (confundir, embaraçar), de origem obscura.

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