"eclaircise" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪˈklɛːˌsaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /eɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈklɛɹˌsaɪz/ [General-American] Forms: eclaircises [present, singular, third-person], eclaircising [participle, present], eclaircised [participle, past], eclaircised [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from eclaircissement, borrowed from French éclaircissement. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|eclaircissement}} Back-formation from eclaircissement, {{bor|en|fr|éclaircissement}} French éclaircissement Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-eclaircise-en-verb-QuQLixR~ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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