clear up
[verb]
Synonyms: clarify, clear, elucidate, explain, illuminate, illustrate, solve, cipher, decipher, dissolve, dope out, figure out, puzzle out, resolve, unfold, unravel

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clear up phrasal verb (see also clear)

1. to make a place look tidier by putting things back where they belong:
I don’t mind you using the kitchen as long as you clear up afterwards.
clear something ↔ up
Adam, clear up this mess before your father sees it.
clear up after
I get really tired of clearing up after you (=tidying places that you have made untidy).

2. clear something ↔ up to explain or solve something, or make it easier to understand:
The White House hopes these problems can be cleared up soon.
There are a couple of points we need to clear up before the meeting begins.

3. if the weather clears up, it gets better

4. if an illness or infection clears up, it disappears

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clear up
to solve or explain (a problem etc.)
We finally cleared up the problem that we were having with our computers.

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clear up something
to solve or explain (a problem etc.)
We finally cleared up the problem that we were having with our computers.

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clear up
v.
1. To make plain or clear; explain; solve.
The teacher cleared up the harder parts of the story.
Maybe we can clear up your problem.
2. To become clear.
The weather cleared up after the storm.
3. To cure.
The pills cleared up his stomach trouble.
4. To put back into a normal, proper, or healthy state.
The doctor can give you something to clear up your skin.
Susan cleared up the room.
5. To become cured.
This skin trouble will clear up in a day or two.

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