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(ɪnlaɪtən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enlightens, present participle enlightening, past tense, past participle enlightened
verb [no cont]
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
[formal]
A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession. [VERB noun]
If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: inform, tell, teach, advise More Synonyms of enlighten
enlightening adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
...an enlightening talk on the work done at the animal park.
It can be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.

enlighten in British English

(ɪnˈlaɪtən)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to give information or understanding to; instruct; edify
2. 
to free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition
3. 
to give spiritual or religious revelation to
4.  poetic
to shed light on
Derived forms
enlightener (enˈlightener)
noun
enlightening (enˈlightening)
adjective

enlighten in American English

(ɛnˈlaɪtən; ɪnˈlaɪtən)
verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to give the light of fact and knowledge to; free from ignorance, prejudice, or superstition
b.  Religion
to give spiritual insight and understanding to
2. 
to make clear to (a person) the facts or nature of something; inform
3.  Archaic
to light up; illuminate
Derived forms
enlightener (enˈlightener)
noun

Examples of 'enlighten' in a sentence
enlighten

His lectures on the early medieval period were always both entertaining and enlightening.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Italy has proved an enlightening experience in just a short time.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And a most enlightening experience it is.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The movie was entertaining and enlightening.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
The last in an enlightening series.
The Sun (2016)
It was a truly enlightening experience.
The Sun (2014)
But when you get to its final page you will find that you have not merely been entertained but enlightened, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I needed something light but enlightening.
Christianity Today (2000)
The book is a generous one, enlightening, entertaining and different.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But whether you do it once or adopt self-examination as a regular practice, it can be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
Since this enlightening experience, I have been able to be more punctual with office visits.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)

In other languages
enlighten

British English: enlighten VERB
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession.
  • American English: enlighten
  • Brazilian Portuguese: informar
  • Chinese: 启迪
  • European Spanish: instruir
  • French: éclairer
  • German: aufklären
  • Italian: apportare lumi a
  • Japanese: 啓発する
  • Korean: 계몽하다
  • European Portuguese: informar
  • Latin American Spanish: instruir

(verb) 
Definition
to give information or understanding to
Their aim is to enlighten the public about the situation.
Synonyms
inform
They would inform him of any progress they had made.
tell
I called her to tell her how spectacular it looked.
teach
a programme to teach educational skills
She taught me to read.
advise
He advises university graduates on money matters.
counsel
My advisors counselled me to do nothing.
educate
She was educated at a local school.
instruct
Instruct them that they've got three months to get it sorted out.
illuminate
The instructors use games to illuminate the subject.
make aware
edify
the ability of comedy to edify as well as to entertain an audience
apprise
Have the customers been fully apprised of the advantages?
let know
cause to understand

Additional synonyms

in the sense of advise
He advises university graduates on money matters.
Synonyms
counsel,
train,
teach,
guide,
influence,
educate,
instruct,
give guidance,
give tips,
offer suggestions,
give counselling,
offer opinions
in the sense of apprise
Definition
to make aware
Have the customers been fully apprised of the advantages?
Synonyms
make aware,
tell,
warn,
advise,
inform,
communicate,
notify,
enlighten,
acquaint,
give notice,
make cognizant
in the sense of counsel
Definition
to recommend or urge
My advisors counselled me to do nothing.
Synonyms
advise,
recommend,
advocate,
prescribe,
warn,
urge,
caution,
instruct,
exhort (formal),
admonish

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