defog

defog
/dee fog", -fawg"/, v.t., defogged, defogging.
1. to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
2. Informal. to make intelligible, specific, or obvious; clarify: In a lengthy interview the mayor defogged the issues in the transit strike.
[1900-05; DE- + FOG1]

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