to enlighten sb about

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• 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 — v. (D; tr.) to enlighten about, on (can you enlighten me on this subject?) * * * [ɪn laɪtn] on (can you enlightenme on this subject?) (D;tr.) to enlighten about …   Combinatory 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 — [[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 — en|light|en [ınˈlaıtn] v [T] formal to explain something to someone enlighten sb as to/on/about sth ▪ Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment. >enlightening adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• enlighten — en|light|en [ ın laıtn ] verb transitive to give someone information about something so that they understand more about it ╾ en|light|en|ing adjective: He had found the conversation very enlightening …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• enlighten — [ɪnˈlaɪt(ə)n] verb [T] to give someone information about something so that they understand more about it enlightening adj …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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

• enlighten — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by on) instruct or inform (about a subject). 2 (esp. as enlightened adj.) free from prejudice or superstition. 3 rhet. or poet. a shed light on (an object). b give spiritual insight to (a person). Derivatives: enlightener n …   Useful english dictionary

• Religious debates over the Harry Potter series — A page from The Nervous Witch , a tract written by fundamentalist Jack Chick, depicting the purportedly occult dangers of the Harry Potter series. Religious debates over the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling stem largely from… …   Wikipedia

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