eclaircise means to make clear; to clarify, to explain. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
eclaircise is pronounced /ɪˈklɛːˌsaɪz/.
Why “eclaircise” is a great word
ECLAIRCISE — [Verb] To make clear; to clarify or explain. A back-formation from eclaircissement, borrowed from French éclaircissement, itself from éclaircir ("to clarify") + -ment, ultimately from the Latin exclārāre ("to make clear"). First attested in English in 1754. Unlike elucidate, which implies a patient exegesis of complexity, or illuminate, which suggests a revelatory flash of insight, to eclaircise is the procedural act of removing obscurity. It is the patient untangling of a snarled cord, the archivist brushing dust from a faded manuscript, or the methodical wiping of a fogged windowpane—the humble labor of bringing a thing from blur to line, a reminder that clarity is often a matter of diligent clearing, not sudden light.
Etymology
Back-formation from eclaircissement, borrowed from French éclaircissement.
verb
- To make clear; to clarify, to explain.“Passage O soul to India! / Eclaircise the myths Asiatic, the primitive fables.”