Verb (used with object) : The short nap clarified his thoughts.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : The political situation clarified.    From Dictionary.com. 

The second point to be clarified is found in paragraphy #6.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters to the editor: June - Nov. 1995] Reference

Glenn Campbell: But this position you've already clarified is not Labour's position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference

(On the St. Lawrence River, recently clarified from the invasion of zebra mussels, bass will rocket up from 25 feet or more.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Rivers of Bronze] Reference

The exhibition ends, appropriately, with this dilemma clarified but not entirely resolved.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Myths of the Third Reich] Reference

I think Sarah Palin's "death panel" coinage clarified the stakes and resonated in a way that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

Of Tallow, which means animal fat melted and clarified, that is, cleansed or purified from filth.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.] Reference

I think we've clarified the confusion about as much as it can be clarified, which is not very much.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: HACKMATACK.] Reference

If Jack's assassination had given Ted a greater sense of responsibility, his own close call clarified his priorities.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Prince of Policymaking] Reference

Now mix the pound of dried and sifted flour with the oiled butter, which is what the French cooks call clarified butter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet] Reference

I think Sarah Palin's "death panel" coinage clarified the stakes and resonated in a way that "rationing" and other lingo never quite did.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Corner on National Review Online] Reference

Montgomery County later "clarified" their website.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who's watching the vote down South?] Reference

Now Novak has "clarified" his sourcing: It's second-hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Novak Admits That Hillary/Obama "Smear" Column Is Second Hand] Reference

The government also wants 'clarified' the death in prison of.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

He recently "clarified" his stance on meeting with Castro as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Clarifies Position On Meeting With Foreign Leaders] Reference

Then his campaign "clarified" that it was a state's rights issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Mom AND a Dad is The Ideal] Reference

I was talking to a friend about this and he kind of clarified some things for me.    From Wordnik.com.  [more ruminations on the nature of fame] Reference

His remarks can be "clarified" from now until the last racist is voted out of public office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leonard Zeskind: Haley Barbour Has No Excuse] Reference

| Reply | Permalink hm .. not sure she really "clarified" her remarks, but rather restated them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary Invokes RFK Assassination While Describing Why She's Staying In Race] Reference

I see today that Barack has "clarified" what his wife actually meant; more or less what you wrote.    From Wordnik.com.  [gas food loathing next exit] Reference

CEO Eric Schmidt recently "clarified" that policy, saying it was simply meant as a conversation starter.    From Wordnik.com.  [15th Anniversary: Hooking Google to the Evil Meter] Reference

He said PBS did a 13 part special on Vietnam that was very good, and had kind of clarified it all for him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Two Days at Camp Casey] Reference

Saturday of failing to confirm the media reports on Vavi's statements, which the union had later "clarified".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Osborne's comments, in particular, have since been "clarified" in a manner which looks awfully like backtracking.    From Wordnik.com.  [To avoid or to confront?] Reference

The Washington Times is the outlet that got the goods on Reid's 1993 bill, which "clarified" the basis of citizenship.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yes, Reid tried to end birthright citizenship -- but he apologized profusely for it] Reference

It's reported that the Czech Republic has "clarified" its statement about Israel's actions being "defensive in nature".    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Yes, he signed the bill, but then "clarified" that he won't "allow" Congress to erode his powers as commander-in-chief.    From Wordnik.com.  [One more insult to the injury] Reference

As others have pointed out, he has "clarified" his position in exactly the same way since the day after the YouTube debate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Makes Fundraising Pitch Geared Towards General Election] Reference

The Liberal leader said the definition and protection of essential services needs to be "clarified" in any new legislation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference

His remarks on Citizens Councils and the Ku Klux Klan can be "clarified" from now until the last racist is voted out of public office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leonard Zeskind: Haley Barbour Has No Excuse] Reference

Speaking to ZDNet today, Oded Ran 'clarified' that by saying.    From Wordnik.com.  [ZDNet UK Highlights] Reference

The next day, after a torrent of criticism, Mr. Obama "clarified" his remarks.    From Wordnik.com.  [post-gazette.com - News] Reference

It's hilarious to me that his people "clarified" his remarks by saying he meant "elitist.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll] Reference