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enlightenv. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: enlight v.; en- prefix1, lighten v.1; en- prefix1, light n.1, -en suffix5. Etymology: Probably partly an alteration of enlight v. (after verbs in -en suffix5), and partly either < en- prefix1 + lighten v.1, or < en- prefix1 + light n.1 + -en suffix5 (see discussion at en- prefix1 2b). Compare alighten v.1 and illighten v. the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > give sight to [verb (transitive)] c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Eph. i. 18 The yȝen of ȝoure herte inliȝtened. c1535 Bp. J. Fisher (1883) 439 He must beseche our sauiour Christ to enlighten his harte by clere faith. 1583 A. Nowell et al. sig.Dv.iii When God hath enlightened his heart by charitie, then he hath that desire stedfast. 1611 1 Sam. xiv. 29 See..how mine eyes haue beene enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honie. View more context for this quotation 1703 W. Burkitt Mark x. 52 He stood still, he called him, and enlightned his Eyes. 1787 G. Gregory tr. R. Lowth II. iii. xix. 49 The commandment of Jehovah is clear, enlightening the eyes. 1825 J. Holmes I. 197 May God so enlighten the eyes of our understanding, that we may know the power of evangelical truth. 1854 T. B. Thorpe xxx. 366 She called on her Heavenly Father to enlighten the heart of her brother and his friends. 1914 M. Jastrow iv. 232 To refresh the soul, to make the simple wise, to rejoice the heart, and to enlighten the eyes. 2. society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > inspire [verb (transitive)] c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Eph. iii. 9 To me..this grace is ȝouun..for to ynliȝtne [a1425 L.V. liȝtne; L. illuminare] alle men which is the dispensacioun of sacrament hid fro worldis in God. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin ii. v. f. 14v Let no man nowe doubte to confesse that he is so much able to vnderstande the misteries of God, as he is enlightened with his grace. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger II. iii. x. sig. Rr.vjv/2 Blasphemie against the sonne of man is committed of the ignoraunt, which are not yet inlightened. 1611 M. Smith in Transl. Pref. 5 (The Seuentie) were..enlightened with propheticall grace. 1768 J. Wesley 5 July (1931) V. 96 By enlightening our reason to see the meaning of the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit makes our way plain before us. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Ode to Memory i, in 58 Oh, haste, Visit my low desire! Strengthen me, enlighten me! 1877 J. B. Mozley (ed. 3) vi. 141 Outward nature cannot of itself enlighten man's conscience. 1921 J. Huneker i. iii. 83 Let me die; why do you prolong my life when I have renounced all things and God has enlightened my soul? 2002 Spring 34/2 The liberating Rose of Life has no spokes. It acts as a transformative mandala, enlightening the soul and thereby elevating our state of consciousness. the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > enlightenment > enlighten [verb (transitive)] society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > be or cause to be spiritual [verb (transitive)] > instruct or improve a1500 (?a1425) tr. (Lamb.) 77 (MED) By þe whilk a Mannys memory ys amendyd and his vnderstondynge enlightend. 1589–90 R. Rogers Diary 10 Mar. in (1933) 96 I did to my great content[ment] yesternight..comitt my self to my god with a mind cleerly inlightened with more ample knowledge or comprehension of god. 1611 A. Willet viii. 400 There is the liuely sanctifying grace of Gods spirit, whereby we are truly inlightened. 1667 J. Milton xi. 115 Reveale To Adam what shall come..As I shall thee enlighten . View more context for this quotation 1712 J. Addison No. 419. ¶5 Before the World was enlightened by Learning and Philosophy. 1727 D. Defoe i. i. 16 To shine..for the farther enlightning the World. 1761 S. Johnson Life Ascham in R. Ascham p. iv To inlighten their minds and to form their manners. 1832 H. Martineau ii. 28 As much as you please in enlightening those who are unaware of them. 1863 F. A. Kemble 9 The moment they [sc. slaves] are in any degree enlightened, they become unhappy. 1950 2 June 2/3 Lycurgus and Plato and Socrates..laboured and tortured themselves night and day with virtue, with sincerity, with pure enthusiasm to enlighten humanity and to raise it up in virtue and light, nobility and patriotism. 1989 T. Berger ii. 111 The news departments of the networks, the high-and-mighties who concerned themselves not with entertainment but with what they saw as their sacred obligation to inform and enlighten the public. 2006 E. Andrew iii. 79 Diderot and Voltaire praised Catherine for enlightening her people. society > communication > information > enlightenment > enlighten [verb (transitive)] 1811 Dec. 443 But it so happens, that a boy of ten years of age could have enlightened us in the same manner. 1865 12 Apr. 7 Crinoline..has..enlightened us respecting the not faultless ankles of femininity. 1884 2 May 4/7 The letter which follows his own..will enlighten him on this point. 1939 P. G. Chadwick ii. iv. 133 They continued their abnormal growth..subjected to..complex injections, about which I was never enlightened, though I know that some were to counteract neoblastic tendencies, and others to toughen their blubbery flesh. 1957 S. J. Perelman in 30 Enlighten me..since I have never been a tradesmen myself—what passes through your head when you mulct a customer in this outrageous fashion? 1961 Feb. 76/2 The description given certainly enlightens the reader as to a number of characteristics of the proverb, but equally certainly leaves him doubtful about where the proverbial leaves off. 2003 20 Nov. 36/3 Want to know the history of the diaper, or more challengingly, of the sanitary napkin? Ms. Collins will enlighten you. 3. the world > matter > light > shine [verb (transitive)] > cause to shine 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay i. 1 Which should take vpon them to inlighten the Sunne [Fr. esclairer le soleil] with a Candle. 1602 W. Warner (rev. ed.) xiii. lxxviii. 323 One Sunne inlighteneth euery Light. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Apuleius in i. iv. 350 Thou rollest round the Heavens, enlightnest the Sun. 1690 A. G. tr. Plutarch Of Face in Moon in tr. Plutarch V. 197 If the sun enlightned the Moon, as a Mass of ethereal or fiery Matter, he would never surely leave one Hemisphere, or half of her Globe, always appearing dark and shadowy to Sence, as it is seen to be. 1731 E. Law in tr. W. King iii. ix. 52 (note) Indeed to think otherwise, would be worse than to imagine..the Sun enlighten'd by its own Rays. a1763 J. Byrom Thanksg. Hymn in (1810) 254 And the Moon is enlighten'd to govern the night. the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [verb (transitive)] > cause an artificial light to burn ?1591 H. Barrow 16 The light of this burning lamp..shall enlighten the other candlestickes also. 1616 W. Browne (new ed.) I. iii. 49 Now had..all the lamps of heau'n inlightned bin. a1634 G. Chapman Revenge for Honour in (1873) III. 322 I ere long enlightened by my anger Shall be my own pile and consume to ashes. 1766 S. Chandler tr. Psalm 18 in II. iii. vii. 196 Surely thou wilt enlighten my lamp. 1817 J. H. Fielding III. ix. 160 She had the wherewithal to claim admiration on her first appearance, to enlighten the torch of love at the second, and to command adoration as she proceeded. 1842 M. Pattison et al. tr. St. Thomas Aquinas I. iii. 846 Careless respecting the provision of doctrine which comforts faith, and enlightens the lamp of good deeds. 1987 25 Dec. 32/2 The statue's formal title is the Liberty Enlightening the World, but how to enlighten the torch itself was a dilemma for its designers. 4. the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay xxxi. 587 Which end of the Lawe is greatly inlightened vnto vs by the comming of our Lord. 1607 E. Topsell 598 The difference of regions do very much enlighten the discription or history of sheep. 1694 R. Burthogge 150 This Discourse..will seem a little Mysterious; and, therefore, to Inlighten it, etc. 1738 tr. J. Jurin in J. Keill (ed. 4) 54 By whose bright Genius..we see the Theory of Medicine enlightened and illustrated. 1774 O. Goldsmith IV. i. 2 I have declined all method that rather tends to embarrass history than enlighten it. 1825 J. H. Reynolds 115 Admirable Kitchen Crichton! Born to enlighten The laws of Optics, Peptics, Music, Cooking. 1854 June 669 Returning to the decimal system, which is after all the best, a short tabular view may tend to enlighten the subject. 1920 20 144 Perhaps in the course of her researches Mrs. Nuttall may find further material to enlighten the subject of this interesting map. 1933 G. C. Schwesinger iv. 192 One of Merriman's objectives was to obtain psychological data to enlighten the question of whether twins were to be considered as of one or two types. 2008 R. Bartlett iv. 111 Taking my examples in a cavalier fashion from many centuries, as long as I thought they could enlighten the topic. the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)] 1595 W. Jones tr. G. B. Nenna f. 66v Every part of our hemisphere was enlightned (by the sun). 1611 Psalms xcvii. 4 His lightnings inlightned the world. View more context for this quotation 1635 J. Swan iii. §2. 54 The element of fire..whose act and qualitie is to enlighten. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury iii. i. 184 Vital Treasures which inlighten and invigorate the surrounding Worlds? 1771 T. Smollett I. 194 Ranelagh..enlightened with a thousand golden lamps. 1785 W. Cowper i. 348 Shadow and sunshine..darkning and enlightning..ev'ry spot. 1843 H. W. Longfellow ii. x. 110 Thou moon..all night long enlighten My sweet lady-love! 1846 W. Barrow tr. A. Dumas xliv. 563 A beam of that pale English sun, which enlightens, but does not warm, penetrated through the bars of the prison. 1855 D. Brewster (new ed.) I. iv. 80 The sun..enlightened some such clouds near him. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe II. ii. v. 202 What fiery marvel the billows enlightens. 1900 F. W. Bourdillon 30 His plumes, resplendent from the husk, Enlightened all the leafy dusk. 1967 P. Goodman 132 The moon enlightens the field and the fieldflowers with colorless truth. 2000 (Nexis) 10 July 27 The reflection of the sun enlightens the ocean during the nautical twilight while the stars are shining above. 5. the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)] > a room or building a1599 R. Rollock (1603) xxxi. 333 O that light, it is as it were a goodly torch light in a darke house, that enlightens the whole house. 1645 J. Evelyn (1857) I. 179 Enlightened with 44 apertures or windows, artificially disposed. 1689 P. Belon ii. 207 There was no body stirring in the whole Apartment, and an obscurity reign'd all over it, but in such places as Monitenna had thought fit to enlighten with some small Candles. a1716 R. South (1744) VIII. 363 Sooner may a dark room enlighten itself, without the irradiation of a candle or the sun. 1773 J. Noorthouck 599 The body is enlightened by a single series of large gothic windows. 1817 ‘D. Hughson’ 292 A plain brick building, well enlightened. 1862 G. Borrow III. xvi. 174 The inn..is an immense lofty cottage with projecting eaves, and has a fine window to the east which enlightens a stately staircase and a noble gallery. 2002 R. Torrence & A. Grattan iv. 57 To enlighten the room large dormer windows were installed in each side of the roof, which was lined with silvery, reflective insulation. the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)] > a district or town 1706 No. 4292/3 Letters Patents for Enlightening the Suburbs of London..by new invented Lights. 1737 in J. A. Picton (1886) II. 142 An Act..for enlightening round the Dock. 1769 73/1 The bill for enlightening..the parish of St. Mary le bone in the county of Middlesex. the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (transitive)] 1667 J. Milton vi. 497 He [sc. Satan] ended, and his words thir drooping chere Enlightn'd . View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  v.c1384 |
