enlighten : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: enlighten	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for enlighten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlighten v make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" Synonym(s): enlighten, edify give spiritual insight to; in religion Synonym(s): enlighten, irradiate make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" Synonym(s): clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enlighten \Enlight"en\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS. inl[c6]htan. Cf. {Enlight}.] 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.