Verbs

(v)clarify, clear up, elucidatemake clear and (more) comprehensible“clarify the mystery surrounding her death”
(v)clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidatemake free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear“Could you clarify these remarks?”, “Clear up the question of who is at fault”