clarified, cleared up
He cleared his throat.
No se aclaró si lo consiguieron o no.
It was not clarified whether they succeeded or not.
Varlam lo aclaró todo y los puso en libertad.
Varlam cleared everything up and set them free.
— მონანიება (1987)
Someone explained it to him.
El orador se aclaró la garganta y bebió un sorbo de agua.
The speaker cleared his throat and took a sip of water.
Tom aclaró la tetera con agua caliente.
Tom rinsed the kettle with hot water.