disambiguate

disambiguate
dis•am•big•u•ate
[[t]ˌdɪs æmˈbɪg yuˌeɪt[/t]] v. t. -at•ed, -at•ing
cvb to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous
Etymology: 1960–65; dis- I+ambigu (-ous) + -ate I dis`am•big`u•a′tion, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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