Enlighten

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Enlighten \En*light"en\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS.
inl[imac]htan. Cf. Enlight.]

1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun
enlightens the earth.
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His lightnings enlightened the world. --Ps. xcvii.

4.
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2. 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 the
mind or understanding.
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The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of
God. --Trench.
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enlighten
v 1: make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand
this proposal" [syn: enlighten, edify]

2: give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: enlighten,
irradiate]

3: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on,
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise,
straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate,
elucidate]

enlighten [inlaitn]
erleuchten

enlighten [inlaitn]
illuminer

enlighten
illuminare

enlighten [inlaitn]
iluminar

enlighten
(on; about)
aufklären (über); erklären
enlighten

erleuchten

158 Moby Thesaurus words for "enlighten":
account for, acculturate, acquaint, advance, advertise,
advertise of, advise, allegorize, ameliorate, amend, apprise,
awaken, beacon, better, boost, break the spell, brief, brighten,
brighten up, bring forward, bring word, broaden the mind,
burst the bubble, catechize, civilize, clarify, clear up, coach,
communicate, correct, counsel, crack, debunk, decipher,
demonstrate, demythologize, direct, disabuse, disappoint, disclose,
disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, edify, educate,
elevate, elucidate, emend, enhance, enrich, euhemerize, exemplify,
explain, explain away, explicate, expose, exposit, expound,
familiarize, fatten, favor, flood with light, floodlight, forward,
foster, give instruction, give lessons in, give notice,
give reason for, give the facts, give the meaning, give word,
go straight, ground, guide, highlight, illume, illuminate,
illumine, illustrate, improve, improve upon, inform, instruct,
irradiate, lard, leave word, let down easy, let in on, let know,
lift, light, light up, lighten, luminate, make an improvement,
make clear, make plain, meliorate, mend, mention to, notify,
nurture, open the eyes, overshine, popularize, prick the bubble,
promote, put straight, raise, rationalize, reeducate, refine upon,
reform, relume, relumine, report, school, send word, serve notice,
set right, set straight, sharpen the wits, shed light upon,
shine upon, show, show how, show the way, show up, simplify,
socialize, solve, speak, spell out, spotlight, straighten out,
teach, teach a lesson, teach the rudiments, tell, tell the truth,
throw light upon, train, transfigure, transform, tutor,
unblindfold, uncharm, undeceive, unfold, unlock, unravel, unspell,
upgrade, uplift, verse, wake up

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