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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :

  Enlighten \En*light"en\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS.
     inl[=i]htan. Cf. Enlight.]
     1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun
        enlightens the earth.
  
              His lightnings enlightened the world. --Ps. xcvii.
                                                    4.
  
     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.
  
              The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of
              God.                                  --Trench.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

  enlighten
       v 1: make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand
            this proposal" [syn: edify]
       2: give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: 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, illuminate, elucidate]

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary :

  Enlighten
  
  نوّر
  
  

From English-Croatian Freedict Dictionary :

  enlighten
  
  osvijetliti, prosvijetiti, prosvijetliti
  
  

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :

  enlighten 
  
  osvítit
  
           Entry edited by: B2
  
  

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :

  enlighten 
  
  poučit
  
           Entry edited by: B2
  
  

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :

  enlighten 
  
  vysvětlit
  
  

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :

  enlighten 
  
  objasnit
  
  

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :

  enlighten
  
  informovat
  
           Entry edited by: Pavel Machek a Giza
  
  

From English-German Freedict dictionary :

  enlighten [inlaitn]
       erleuchten

From eng-fra :

  enlighten
  	[inlaitn]
  	illuminer
  
  

From English-Hindi Freedict Dictionary :

  enlighten 
  
  1. प्रबुद्ध~करना
       "The article on spiritualism entitled the readers."
  
  

From English-Italian Freedict dictionary :

  enlighten
       illuminare

From English-Portugese Freedict dictionary :

  enlighten
       iluminar

From English-Portugese Freedict dictionary :

  enlighten
       iluminar

From English-Portugese Freedict dictionary :

  enlighten [inlaitn]
       iluminar

From English-Portugese Freedict dictionary :

  enlighten
       iluminar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary :

  enlighten
  
  1. ögretmek, bilgi vermek, içyüzünü anlatmak, aydınlatmak. enlightened  bilgi edinmiş, aydın, münevver. enlightenment  ilim, irfan, aydınlatma.
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :

  v. 授与...知识,启发,启蒙;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :

     vt. 授予…知识,启发,启蒙,开导,教导

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