enlighten - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'enlighten' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Enlighten

[ v. t.]

- To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
- 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.

Meaning of 'enlighten' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . enlighten

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- make understand

Example in sentence:

Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal

Meaning (2):
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

Example in sentence:

Clear up the question of who is at fault;
Could you clarify these remarks?

Nearby Words:

enlace enlacement enlard enlarge enlarged enlargement enlarger enlarging enlay enlengthen

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Enlightenment refers to pertaining to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European cultural movement that placed great faith in science

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