2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 1.6 [wn]:
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: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed
light on}, {crystallize}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}] [ant: {confuse}]
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