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disambiguate

/ˈdɪsæmˌbɪgjəˈweɪt/
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We will try our best to disambiguate the following definition: to disambiguate is to make a sentence or phrase perfectly clear by removing all uncertainty.

Disambiguate is another way to say "clarify," and it's most commonly used to talk about language, linguistics, or the law. A scholar might disambiguate two similar terms by clearly defining them in the paper she's writing. Websites like Wikipedia disambiguate in a similar way, especially when one word, phrase, or name has several different meanings.

Definitions of disambiguate
  1. verb
    state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
    “Can you disambiguate this statement?”
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    type of:
    clarify, clear up, elucidate
    make clear and (more) comprehensible
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