aclarar

• acclarar (obsolete)

From Latin acclārāre (“to make clear”), from clārus (“clear”).

aclarar (first-person singular present aclaro, first-person singular preterite aclarei, past participle aclarado)

1. to clarify (to make sure something is understood correctly)

   Synonyms: aclarear, clarificar, elucidar, esclarecer

   Professor, pode aclarar sua resposta?

   Teacher, can you clarify your answer?

2. to become or make clear, less dark

   Synonyms: aclarear, clarear, esclarecer

   Antonym: escurecer

   A lua aclarou a noite.

   The moon made the night clear.

   O dia aclarou.

   The day became clear.

3. (transitive) to clear (one’s throat)

   Synonym: limpar a garganta

   João aclarou sua garganta.

   John cleared his throat.

4. (transitive) to make (one’s voice) clearer

   Antes de começar a falar, aclare sua voz.

   Before you begin talking, clear your voice.

• “aclarar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Latin acclārāre (“to make evident”).

• IPA^(key): /aklaˈɾaɾ/ [a.klaˈɾaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧cla‧rar

aclarar (first-person singular present aclaro, first-person singular preterite aclaré, past participle aclarado)

1. to clarify, clear (make clear or clearer)

   Hay que aclarar este asunto.

   This matter must be clarified.

2. (transitive) to explain; to clarify

   Synonyms: explicar, esclarecer

3. to water down
4. (Spain) to rinse (soap from hands)
5. (intransitive, of the weather) to clear up

   Synonym: escampar

   Parece que el día aclara.

   The day seems to be clearing up.

6. (reflexive) to set things straight, get things clear (in one's mind)

   Synonym: despejarse

• “aclarar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024