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- Dictionaryenlighten/ɪnˈlʌɪtn/
verb
- 1. give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation: "Christopher had not enlightened Francis as to their relationship" Similar Opposite
- 2. shed light on (an object): archaic "the sun enlightened some such clouds near him"
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ENLIGHTEN definition: 1. to provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about…. Learn more.
1. a. : to furnish knowledge to : instruct. enlightened us about the problem. b. : to give spiritual insight to. 2. archaic : illuminate. Synonyms. acquaint. advise. apprise. brief. catch up. clear. clue (in) familiarize.
Enlighten definition: to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to. See examples of ENLIGHTEN used in a sentence.
To enlighten someone means to explain something clearly to him. If your friend is behaving strangely but insists she has a reason for it, you could ask her to enlighten you. Enlighten comes from the metaphor that ignorance is a state of being "in the dark," and that knowledge is illuminating.
to provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something to someone: Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten? I don't understand this. Could you enlighten me? Synonyms. edify formal. illuminate formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining.
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something. A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession. [VERB noun] If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.
1. to give information or understanding to; instruct; edify. 2. to free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition. 3. to give spiritual or religious revelation to. 4. poetic to shed light on. enˈlightener n. enˈlightening adj.
ĕn-lītn. To give the light of fact and knowledge to; free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition. To give spiritual insight and understanding to. To give information to; inform or instruct. To make clear to (a person) the facts or nature of something; inform. To light up; illuminate.
ENLIGHTEN definition: to give someone information about something, so that they understand a situation: . Learn more.
Synonyms: inform, teach, tell, school, advise, more... Collocations: enlighten the [children, students, public, readers, viewers], enlightened them with [tales, wonders, magic], enlightened them with [experiences, knowledge, stories], more...