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enlighten (verb)

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  • enlighten — ► VERB 1) give greater knowledge and understanding to. 2) (enlightened) rational, tolerant, and well informed …   English terms dictionary

  • enlighten — verb a) To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. b) To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten… …   Wiktionary

  • enlighten — I verb account for, acquaint, apprise, clarify, disclose, divulge, edify, educate, elucidate, enable to comprehend, enable to see, enucleate, explain, explicate, expound, free from ignorance, free from prejudice, free from superstition, give… …   Law dictionary

  • enlighten — verb please enlighten us about the latest developments Syn: inform, tell, make aware, open someone s eyes, notify, illuminate, apprise, brief, update, bring up to date; disabuse, set straight; informal put in the picture, clue in, fill in, put… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • enlighten — verb 1》 give greater knowledge and understanding to.     ↘give spiritual insight to. 2》 [as adjective enlightened] rational, tolerant, and well informed. Derivatives enlightener noun Origin ME (in the sense make luminous ): in early use from OE… …   English new terms dictionary

  • enlighten — verb (T) formal to explain something to someone: Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment. enlightening adjective: an enlightening explanation …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • enlighten — verb Syn: inform, tell, make aware, open someone s eyes, illuminate; informal put someone in the picture …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • enlighten — [[t]ɪnla͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] enlightens, enlightening, enlightened VERB: no cont To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something. [FORMAL] [V n] A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten… …   English dictionary

  • enlighten — UK [ɪnˈlaɪt(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms enlighten : present tense I/you/we/they enlighten he/she/it enlightens present participle enlightening past tense enlightened past participle enlightened to give someone information about… …   English dictionary

  • enlighten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. brighten, illuminate; educate, civilize, instruct, inform, teach, edify. See light, teaching, information.Ant., obfuscate. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To provide information or understanding] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

  • enlighten — transitive verb (enlightened; enlightening) Date: 1587 1. archaic illuminate 2. a. to furnish knowledge to ; instruct < enlightened us about the problem > b. to give spiritual insight to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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