Etymology

eclaircise

eclair·cise
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Today it means: To make clear; to clarify, to explain. Full definition →

French éclaircissement
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The story

  1. French · borrowed froméclaircissement
  2. English todayeclaircise

Back-formation from eclaircissement, borrowed from French éclaircissement.

Words from the same roots

Frenchéclaircissement all →

eclaircissement

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.