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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His lightnings enlightened the world. --Ps. xcvii.
                                                    4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of
              God.                                  --Trench.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize,
           crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten
          out, sort out, illuminate, elucidate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     Αγγλικά vb.
     φωτίζω, διαφωτίζω, επεξηγώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To supply with light.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative) To make something clear to (someone);
  to give knowledge or understanding to.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To supply with light.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative) To make something clear to (someone);
  to give knowledge or understanding to.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To supply with light.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative) To make something clear to (someone);
  to give knowledge or understanding to.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To supply with light.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative) To make something clear to (someone);
  to give knowledge or understanding to.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     Englanti vb.
     1 (''tekniikka'') valaista
     2 sivistää, valistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  enlighten
     Engelska vb.
     1 upplysa
     2 förtydliga

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Enlighten /ɛnlˈaɪtən/
  نوّر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  enlighten //ənˈlaɪtən// //ɛnˈlaɪtən// //ɪnˈlaɪtən// 
  1. осведомявам
  to make clear to the intellect
  2. осветявам
  to supply with light