Meaning of ENLIGHTEN
| Pronunciation: | | en'lItn
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- [v] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- [v] give spiritual insight to; in religion
- [v] make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
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| | Synonyms: | | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, edify, elucidate, illuminate, irradiate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
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| | See Also: | | clarify, instruct, learn, prophesy, teach, vaticinate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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