spec. To make clear and pure (a liquid or liquefied substance); to render pellucid; to free from all impurities or extraneous matters held in…

transitive. To remove impurities or dregs from; to purify, clarify, or refine; also occasionally intransitive. In later use: spec. to remove…

? To clarify (oil). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cause (liquor) to deposit dregs or work off impurities; to clarify.

To clarify, make clear and bright (a liquid).