eclaircise

English

Etymology

Back-formation from eclaircissement, borrowed from French éclaircissement.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈklɛːˌsaɪz/, /eɪ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈklɛɹˌsaɪz/
• Hyphenation: eclair‧cise

Verb

eclaircise (third-person singular simple present eclaircises, present participle eclaircising, simple past and past participle eclaircised)

1. (transitive, rare) To make clear; to clarify, to explain.
   • 1870, Walt Whitman, “Passage to India”, in Leaves of Grass […], Philadelphia, Pa.: David McKay, publisher, […], published 1892, →OCLC, stanza 2, page 316:

     Passage O soul to India! / Eclaircise the myths Asiatic, the primitive fables.

Translations

to make clear — see clarify,‎ explain