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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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