"clear up" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: explain, explicate - make plain and comprehensible
subtypes:
- demystify - make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
- clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- disambiguate - state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
same as: clarify, elucidate
is a type of: complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end

subtypes: cap off - finish or complete, as with some decisive action

same as: finish off, finish up, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up
is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

same as: clear
same as: brighten, clear, light up
is a type of: clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible

same as: clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out