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enlighten definition
enlighten |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb enlighten Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb enlighten Entailment of verb enlighten Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb enlighten 3 senses of enlighten Sense 1 enlighten, edify => teach, learn, instruct Sense 2 enlighten, irradiate => prophesy Sense 3 clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate => interpret, construe, see Familiarity of verb enlighten enlighten used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb enlighten Sense 1 enlighten, edify => teach, learn, instruct -------------- Sense 2 enlighten, irradiate => prophesy -------------- Sense 3 clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate => interpret, construe, see -------------- Grep of noun enlighten enlightened enlightenment Overview of verb enlighten The verb enlighten has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. enlighten, edify -- (make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal") 2. enlighten, irradiate -- (give spiritual insight to in religion) 3. clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault") Grep of adj enlighten enlightened enlightening Overview of verb enlighten The verb enlighten has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. enlighten, edify -- (make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal") 2. enlighten, irradiate -- (give spiritual insight to in religion) 3. clarify, clear, clear up shed light on crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out sort out enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")
enlighten definition
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