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Let’s say that you are reading the sentence, “He used to clean chimneys for a living, ” and you’re not sure what “chimneys” means.
You find it in the dictionary and look through the definitions for the one that applies. It says, “a flue for the smoke or gases from a fire.”
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You’re not sure what “flue” means so you look that up. It says, “a channel or passage for smoke, air or gases.” That fits and makes sense, so you use it in some sentences until you have a clear concept of it.
“Flue” in this dictionary has other definitions, each of which you would clear and use in sentences.
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Next, read the derivation the dictionary gives for the word “flue.” Now go back to “chimney.” The definition, “a flue for the smoke or gases from a fire,” now makes sense, so you use it in sentences until you have a concept of it.
You then clear the other definitions. If the dictionary you are using has specialized or obsolete definitions, you would skip them as they aren’t in common usage.
Now clear up the derivation of the word. You find that “chimney” originally came from the Greek word “kaminos,” which means “furnace.” If the word had any notes about its use, synonyms or idioms, they would all be cleared too. That would be the end of clearing “chimney.”
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A CLEARED WORD IS ONE WHICH HAS BEEN CLEARED
TO THE POINT OF FULL CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING BY
CLEARING EACH OF THE COMMON MEANINGS OF THAT WORD
PLUS ANY TECHNICAL OR SPECIALIZED MEANINGS OF THAT
WORD THAT PERTAIN TO THE SUBJECT BEING HANDLED.
That’s what a cleared word is. It is a word that is understood.
The above is the way a word should be cleared.
When words are understood, communication can take place, and with communication, any given subject can be understood.
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