Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enlighten"
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) 1.7 (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}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}]
[ant: {confuse}]
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