enlighten

Meaning of enlighten

verb
  1. give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.
    Christopher had not enlightened Francis as to their relationship
  2. shed light on (an object).
    the sun enlightened some such clouds near him

Middle English (in the sense ‘make luminous’; formerly also as inlighten ): in early use from Old English inlīhtan ‘to shine’; later from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + lighten2 or the noun light1.

Information about enlighten

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of enlighten is: enlightens.
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Hyphenation of enlighten

en-lighten

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • enlighten is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

enlighten synonyms

Meaning edify:

edify

Meaning irradiate:

irradiate

Meaning clear:

clear, crystallize, crystalize, illuminate, elucidate

Meaning give (someone) facts or information; tell:

inform

Meaning inform (someone) of something, typically in a formal or official manner:

notify

Meaning communicate information to someone in spoken or written words:

tell

Meaning offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone:

advise

Meaning inform or tell (someone):

apprise

Meaning instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task:

brief

Meaning make (something) more modern or up to date:

update

Translation of enlighten

Words that rhyme with enlighten

forfouchten, strauchten, M'Naghten, McNaughten, affrighten, alighten, benighten, boughten, brighten, drighten, embrighten, forfoughten, foughten, frighten, heighten, illighten, inlighten, lighten, outlighten, overfrighten, overheighten, overstraighten, overtighten, preenlighten, prefrighten, prestraighten, rebrighten, reenlighten, refrighten, reheighten, relighten, restraighten, retighten, righten, sighten, slighten, straighten, thoughten, tighten, ughten, unfoughten, untighten, upbrighten

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