enlighten

en·light·en  (n-ltn)

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.

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en·lighten·er n.

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪt^ən]

vb (tr)

1. to give information or understanding to; instruct; edify

2. to free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition

3. to give spiritual or religious revelation to

4. Poetic to shed light on

enlightener  n

enlightening  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" edify instruct, 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 religion irradiate prophesy, 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, clear clarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

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enlighten

verb 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.

Translations

enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] VT (= inform) → informar, instruir (Rel) (frm) → iluminar
can you enlighten me? → ¿puedes explicármelo or aclarármelo?
to enlighten sb about or on sth (= inform) → poner a algn al corriente de algo; (= clarify) → aclarar algo a algn

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪt^ən] vt [+ person] → éclairer
to enlighten sb on sth → éclairer qn sur qch

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enlighten

vt → aufklären (→ on, as to, about über +acc); (spiritually) → erleuchten; let me enlighten you → darf ich es Ihnen erklären?

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] vt (inform) to enlighten sb (about or on sth) → illuminare qn (su qc)

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] vt (inform) to enlighten sb (about or on sth) → illuminare qn (su qc)

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enlighten

v enlighten [inˈlaitn]

to give more information to (a person) Will someone please enlighten me as to what is happening? inlig, verlig يُنَوِّر просвещавам vysvětlit oplyse aufklären διαφωτίζω aclarar, informar valgustama آگاه کردن valaista éclairer (qqn sur qqch.) לְהַסבִּיר प्रबुद्ध करना prosvijetliti, uputiti felvilágosít menjelaskan fræða, upplÿsa illuminare 教える 계몽하다 apšviesti, informuoti apgaismot; informēt beritahu inlichten informere nærmere, opplyse objaśnić, oświecić esclarecer a lămuri просвещать objasniť pojasniti prosvetliti upplysa สอน bilgi vermek, aydınlatmak 啟發，開導 висвітлювати, інформувати معلومات میں اضافہ کرنا khai sáng 启发，开导

adj enˈlightened

wise through knowledge; free from prejudice an enlightened headmaster; an enlightened decision. verligte مُتَنَوِّر просветен osvícený oplyst; velbaseret vorurteilsfrei, aufgeklärt (πε)φωτισμένος bien informado, culto valgustatud روشنفکر؛ واقع بین valaistunut éclairé נָאוֹר प्रबुद्ध prosvijetlen felvilágosult bijaksana upplÿstur, vel uppfræddur illuminato, di larghe vedute 啓発された 계몽된 apsišvietęs, kultūringas izglītots; informēts bijak verlicht opplyst, velinformert światły esclarecido înţelept просвещённый; передовой osvietený prosvetljen prosvetljen upplyst รู้แจ้ง aydın, bilgili 有知識的，開明的 освічений; обізнаний روشن خیال được khai sáng 有知识的，开明的

n enˈlightenment

inligting, voorligting تَنْوير، إسْتِنارَه просветление osvěta oplysning; indsigt; visdom die Aufklärung διαφώτιση aclaración valgustus روشنفکری؛ آموزندگی valaistuminen éclaircissement(s) הֶאָרַת עֵינַיִים प्रबोध, ज्ञानोदय prosvijetljenost felvilágosítás; felvilágosodás pencerahan upplÿsing, fræðsla schiarimento 啓発 계몽 ap(si)švietimas izskaidrošana; informēšana kebijaksaan verlichting opplysning oświecenie esclarecimento lămurire просвещённость osveta razsvetljenstvo prosvetljenje upplysning การรู้แจ้ง aydınlatma 啟蒙，啟發 освіченість; обізнаність روشن خیال ہونے یا بنانے کا عمل sự khai sáng 启蒙，启发