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enlight /en- or in-lītˈ/ (archaic) transitive verb- To shed light on
- To light up or kindle
ORIGIN: OE inlīhtan, from in in, and līhtan to light; or independently formed later enlightˈen transitive verb - To impart knowledge or information to
- To make aware or uplift by knowledge or religion
- To free from prejudice and superstition
- To lighten or shed light on (archaic)
- To give light to (archaic)
- To make clear to the mind (obsolete)
enlightˈener noun enlightˈening adjective enlightˈenment noun - The act of enlightening
- The state of being enlightened
- (usu with cap) the spirit of the French philosophers of the 18c, with a belief in reason and human progress and a questioning of tradition and authority
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