Definition of enlighten - WordReference.com Dictionary

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enlighten
A	verb
	1	clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
			make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚explain; explicate ╚clarify; clear up; elucidate ╚clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
	2	enlighten, irradiate
			give spiritual insight to; in religion
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚reason ╚speculate ╚guess; venture; pretend; hazard ╚predict; foretell; prognosticate; call; forebode; anticipate; promise ╚prophesy; vaticinate ╚enlighten, irradiate
	3	enlighten, edify
			make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚teach; learn; instruct ╚enlighten, edify

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