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en·light·en E0150900 (ĕn-līt′n)tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day" (Thomas Jefferson).2. To give information to; inform or instruct.
en·light′en·er n.enlighten (ɪnˈlaɪtən) vb (tr) 1. to give information or understanding to; instruct; edify2. to free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition3. to give spiritual or religious revelation to4. poetic to shed light on enˈlightener n enˈlightening adjen•light•en (ɛnˈlaɪt n)
v.t. 1. to give intellectual or spiritual understanding to; impart knowledge to: to enlighten students. 2. to free of ignorance, false beliefs, or prejudice. [1350–1400] en•light′en•er, n. enlighten
Past participle: enlightened
Gerund: enlightening
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| enlighten | | enlighten |
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| I enlighten | | you enlighten | | he/she/it enlightens | | we enlighten | | you enlighten | | they enlighten |
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| I enlightened | | you enlightened | | he/she/it enlightened | | we enlightened | | you enlightened | | they enlightened |
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| I am enlightening | | you are enlightening | | he/she/it is enlightening | | we are enlightening | | you are enlightening | | they are enlightening |
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| I have enlightened | | you have enlightened | | he/she/it has enlightened | | we have enlightened | | you have enlightened | | they have enlightened |
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| I was enlightening | | you were enlightening | | he/she/it was enlightening | | we were enlightening | | you were enlightening | | they were enlightening |
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| I had enlightened | | you had enlightened | | he/she/it had enlightened | | we had enlightened | | you had enlightened | | they had enlightened |
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| I will enlighten | | you will enlighten | | he/she/it will enlighten | | we will enlighten | | you will enlighten | | they will enlighten |
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| I will have enlightened | | you will have enlightened | | he/she/it will have enlightened | | we will have enlightened | | you will have enlightened | | they will have enlightened |
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| I will be enlightening | | you will be enlightening | | he/she/it will be enlightening | | we will be enlightening | | you will be enlightening | | they will be enlightening |
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| I have been enlightening | | you have been enlightening | | he/she/it has been enlightening | | we have been enlightening | | you have been enlightening | | they have been enlightening |
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| I will have been enlightening | | you will have been enlightening | | he/she/it will have been enlightening | | we will have been enlightening | | you will have been enlightening | | they will have been enlightening |
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| I had been enlightening | | you had been enlightening | | he/she/it had been enlightening | | we had been enlightening | | you had been enlightening | | they had been enlightening |
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| I would enlighten | | you would enlighten | | he/she/it would enlighten | | we would enlighten | | you would enlighten | | they would enlighten |
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| I would have enlightened | | you would have enlightened | | he/she/it would have enlightened | | we would have enlightened | | you would have enlightened | | they would have enlightened |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"edifyinstruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" | | 2. | enlighten - give spiritual insight to; in religionirradiateprophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration | | 3. | enlighten - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, straighten out, clear up, clearclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
enlightenverb inform, tell, teach, advise, counsel, educate, instruct, illuminate, make aware, edify, apprise, let know, cause to understand Their aim is to enlighten the public about the situation.enlightenverb1. To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:edify, illume, illuminate, illumine.2. To impart information to:acquaint, advise, apprise, educate, inform, notify, tell.Translationsenlighten (inˈlaitn) verb to give more information to (a person). Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening? 啟發，開導 启发，开导 enˈlightened adjective wise through knowledge; free from prejudice. an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision. 有知識的，開明的 有知识的，开明的 enˈlightenment noun 啟蒙，啟發 启蒙，启发 enlighten
enlighten (someone) about (someone or something)To inform someone about someone or something. Would you please enlighten me about your so-called "brilliant" plan for this weekend? Don't worry, I enlightened your boyfriend about what you would actually like for Christmas.See also: enlightenenlighten (someone) on (someone or something)To inform someone about someone or something. Would you please enlighten me on your so-called "brilliant" plan for this weekend? Don't worry, I enlightened your boyfriend on what you would actually like for Christmas.See also: enlighten, onenlighten someone(about someone or something) and enlighten someone (on someone or something) to tell someone the facts about someone or something. Please enlighten me about this trip you are planning. Would you enlighten me on the current state of things? Enlighten me about Sarah. She enlightened herself about automobile engines.EncyclopediaSeeEnlightenmentenlighten
Synonyms for enlightenverb informSynonyms- inform
- tell
- teach
- advise
- counsel
- educate
- instruct
- illuminate
- make aware
- edify
- apprise
- let know
- cause to understand
Synonyms for enlightenverb to enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual senseSynonyms- edify
- illume
- illuminate
- illumine
verb to impart information toSynonyms- acquaint
- advise
- apprise
- educate
- inform
- notify
- tell
Synonyms for enlightenverb make understandSynonymsRelated Wordsverb give spiritual insight toSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make free from confusion or ambiguitySynonyms- crystalise
- crystalize
- crystallise
- shed light on
- sort out
- crystallize
- elucidate
- illuminate
- straighten out
- clear up
- clear
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