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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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