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Thesaurus: enlighten

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

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  1. v. t. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
  2. v. t. 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.
  3. v. make understand
  4. v. give spiritual insight to; in religion
  5. v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  6. 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.
  7. v:100 v. make understand v. give spiritual insight to; in religion