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clarify

verb/ˈklærɪfaɪ/

A2CEFR level
8/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

To make a point clearer or remove doubt by explaining or asking further.

Please clarify whether that dose was given, because the chart isn't signed.

Similar: explain

Topic: Clinical handover in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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