enlighten (redirected from enlighteners)

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

Verb

to give information or understanding to

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

Translations

enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] vt → informar, instruir

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] vt → éclairer

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] vt → aufklären

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enlighten [ɪnˈlaɪtn] vt → illuminare; dare chiarimenti a