Defenition of the word enlighten
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Defenition of the word enlighten
- To give spiritual or intellectual insight to.
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
- give spiritual insight to; in religion
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don''t understand this proposal"
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- make understand
Synonyms for the word enlighten
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- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- crystallize
- edify
- educate
- elucidate
- illuminate
- inform
- instruct
- irradiate
- shed light on
- sort out
- straighten out
Hypernyms for the word enlighten
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- clarify
- clear up
- construe
- elucidate
- instruct
- interpret
- learn
- prophesy
- teach
- vaticinate
Antonyms for the word enlighten
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