Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CLAR'I-FY, v.t. [Fr. clarifier; It. chiarificare; from L. clarus, clear, and facio, to make.]

1. To make clear; to purify from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; applied particularly to liquors; as, to clarify wine, or sirup.
2. To make clear; to brighten or illuminate; applied to the mind or reason. [Rarely used.] – South.