enlightˈen transitive verb

1. To impart knowledge or information to
2. To make aware or uplift by knowledge or religion
3. To free from prejudice and superstition
4. To lighten or shed light on (archaic)
5. To give light to (archaic)
6. To make clear to the mind (obsolete)

enlightˈener noun

enlightˈening adjective

enlightˈenment noun

1. The act of enlightening
2. The state of being enlightened
3. (usu with cap) the spirit of the French philosophers of the 18c, with a belief in reason and human progress and a questioning of tradition and authority