Associations to the word «Enlighten»
Noun
- Ignorance
- Enlightenment
- Intellect
- Ignorant
- Buddha
- Maha
- Voltaire
- Obscurity
- Understanding
- Thinker
- Rousseau
- Nirvana
- Wisdom
- Negroes
- Perfect
- Kant
- Mankind
- Attainment
- Revelation
- Smiley
- Canberra
- Orthodoxy
- Conscience
- Salvation
- Liberty
- Bane
- Dharma
- Locke
- Him
- Divine
- Prejudice
- Darkness
- Truth
- Knowledge
- Gospel
- Faith
- Brightness
- Ideal
- Illumination
- Mind
- Quaker
- Contemplation
- Reader
- Sensibility
- Angel
- Intellectual
- Buddhist
- Abolition
- Bud
- Torch
- Excellency
- Regard
- Apostle
- Masse
- Discourse
- Multitude
- Philosopher
- Christ
- Virtue
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
ENLIGHTEN, verb. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
ENLIGHTEN, verb. 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.
Dictionary definition
ENLIGHTEN, verb. Make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal".
ENLIGHTEN, verb. Give spiritual insight to; in religion.
ENLIGHTEN, verb. Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.