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Definition of Enlighten
1. Verb. Make understand. "The performance is likely to enlighten Sue"; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
Generic synonyms: Instruct, Learn, Teach
Derivative terms: Edification, Enlightenment
2. Verb. Give spiritual insight to; in religion.
3. Verb. Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Generic synonyms: Clarify, Clear Up, Elucidate
Derivative terms: Elucidation, Elucidation, Elucidative, Lucidity, Lucidity, Illumination
Definition of Enlighten
1. v. t. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
Definition of Enlighten
1. Verb. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. ¹
2. Verb. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enlighten
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enlighten
Literary usage of Enlighten
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... that he should purify his soul from her mortal and terrestrial part ; that he
should extinguish his appetites, enlighten his understanding, regulate his ..."
2. Publications (1853)
"without mercy, who have showed no mercy. May the Lord enlighten those who are
thus blinded. ... enlighten ..."
3. Annual Report by Boston Female Anti-slavery Society (1836)
"... to enlighten. In behalf of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society, (Signed,)
MARIA WESTON CHAPMAN, foreign Cor. Secretary. The Secretary of domestic ..."
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