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1. (v.t.) enlighten
to give intellectual or spiritual understanding to; impart knowledge to:
to enlighten students.
2. enlighten
to free of ignorance, false beliefs, or prejudice.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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| Definition of 'enlighten' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) enlighten, edify
make understand
"Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
2. (verb) enlighten, irradiate
give spiritual insight to; in religion
3. (verb) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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1. (verb) enlighten
to give sb a better understanding
a program designed to enlighten the public; an enlightening article
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| Definition of 'enlighten' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) enlighten
to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth
2. (verb) enlighten
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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Sense: to give more information to (a person)
Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening?
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 Afrikaans: inlig, verlig |
 Arabic: يُنَوِّر |
 Bulgarian: просвещавам |
 Brazilian: esclarecer |
 Czech: vysvětlit |
 German: aufklären |
 Danish: oplyse |
 Greek: διαφωτίζω |
 Spanish: aclarar, informar |
 Estonian: valgustama |
 Farsi: آگاه کردن |
 Finnish: valaista |
 French: éclairer (qqn sur qqch.) |
 Hebrew: לְהַסבִּיר |
 Hindi: प्रबुद्ध करना |
 Croatian: prosvijetliti, uputiti |
 Hungarian: felvilágosít |
 Indonesian: menjelaskan |
 Icelandic: fræða, upplÿsa |
 Italian: illuminare |
 Japanese: 教える |
 Korean: 계몽하다 |
 Lithuanian: apšviesti, informuoti |
 Latvian: apgaismot; informēt |
 Malay: beritahu |
 Dutch: inlichten |
 Norwegian: informere nærmere, opplys |
 Polish: objaśnić, oświecić |
 Persian: آگاه کردن |
 Pashto: روښانول، روڼول، منور كول |
 Portuguese: esclarecer |
 Romanian: a lămuri |
 Russian: просвещать |
 Slovak: objasniť |
 Slovenian: pojasniti |
 Serbian: prosvetliti |
 Swedish: upplysa |
 Thai: สอน |
 Turkish: bilgi vermek, aydınlatmak |
 Taiwanese: 啟發，開導 |
 Ukrainian: висвітлювати, інформувати |
 Urdu: معلومات میں اضافہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: khai sáng |
 Chinese: 启发，开导 |
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