Clarify v.s Demystify

0Hi Chibi,02br
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01i01u00clarify02u02i00 - to make something clear 01i00 Please clarify what your intentions are regarding my daughter.02i02br
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01i01u00demystify02u02i00 - to take the mystery out of something 01i00The new priest is t

0 Hello!02br
00 As you may have noticed, these verbs are virtually synonymous. However, there is an easy way to explain the difference. We will have to look at these words in detail.02br
00 - 'to clarify' is a word formed by its root 'clar-' (to English speakers know as the word 'clear') and the suffix '-ify', which means 'to make' or 'to cause'. We should use this verb w

0There isn't a completely clear-cut distinction in meaning, and in some contexts either word will do. However, "demystify" generally applies when there is a widespread, systematic or longstanding lack of understanding, either amongst people in general or across a subject area in general, or when the subject matter is perceived to be particularly difficult or obscure. "Clarify" generally refers t

0I don't find them synonymous at all!02br
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00If you say "It's due next Monday" and I ask you if you mean Monday the 2nd or Monday the 9th, and you've told me it's the 9th, you've clarified.02br
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00I have to be a LOT more confused about something to be "mystified" than simply not knowing precisely, and if you're going to demystify it, you'd better b

0Firstly, thank you very much for all!02br
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00Actually, when I saw these two words, I had a feeling that somehow "clarify" is used more often in common situations - I mean explaining more simple things in daily life; yet with a bit wondering. After reading all your examples, I think it is clearer to me.02br
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00Thanks again!0-