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[en-lahyt-n]

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verb (used with object)

to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to: We hope the results of our research will enlighten our colleagues.

Archaic. to shed light upon.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English enli(g)htenen. See en-¹, lighten¹

Related forms

en·light·ened·ly, adverb

en·light·ened·ness, noun

en·light·en·er, noun

en·light·en·ing·ly, adverb

non·en·light·ened, adjective

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non·en·light·en·ing, adjective

pre·en·light·en, verb (used with object)

pre·en·light·en·er, noun

re·en·light·en, verb (used with object)

un·en·light·ened, adjective

un·en·light·en·ing, adjective

well-en·light·ened, adjective

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Synonyms
1. illumine, edify, teach, inform.

Antonyms
1. mystify, confuse, perplex, puzzle.

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Example Sentences

His work will forever remain a beacon to enlightened industrialists.

At the same time, it's hard to be an enlightened citizen if you can't find a decent job.

Americans traditionally had an abiding faith in the power of enlightened activism.

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His work will forever remain a beacon to enlightened industrialists.

At the same time, it's hard to be an enlightened citizen if you can't find a decent job.

Americans traditionally had an abiding faith in the power of enlightened activism.

The islands have remained largely untouched and unchanged over the years because of enlightened tourism policies.

Thanks for all of these conflicting and enlightened arguments.

Plakos wants to show me how, these days, the municipal utility has become more enlightened toward the region and its residents.

Now you're no more enlightened and facing late fees from two places.

More awards to individuals who have in one way or another enlightened the public were announced yesterday.

They are not enlightened new procedures for protecting students from crime.

Downsizing and corporate restructuring hit hard at the enlightened benevolence of weak firms.

The benefits to guests of synchronizing some of the ratings would be immediate, because travelers would be enlightened.

All enlightened cultures respect education and the freedom of information that goes with it.

It was not a gimmick at all, but an enlightened fix.

Perhaps it's pride of place, or plain old enlightened self-interest.

We are not producing an enlightened and engaged citizenry.

In these more enlightened times, she might well have got off on grounds of provocation.

Guatemala, found the text and in an enlightened moment chose not to burn it.

The pinnacle of enlightened skepticism, if you ask me.

The difference is, this year a few of these enlightened souls are somewhat technologically savvy.

Your strength and courage has enlightened us and will last forever.

We're a wealthy nation and a surplus of enlightened mail carriers seems low on the list of problems to solve.

And some enlightened developers are employing an artist at the same time as their architect.

There is also only one conceivable outcome when an enlightened mind argues with a religious person.

Better yet, he's practically enlightened when it comes to downloading.

Firms often put short-term interests before their more financially and socially enlightened long-term interests.

There are an amazing number of them of these enlightened times.

Lynn, enlightened and intelligent/smart people everywhere are with you.

The kind of self-interest that advances the public good is rational and enlightened.

The idea sounded plausible to me at first: be enlightened by the first digital boy on the bus.

Enlightened self-interest, he believes, should help in making people want to make his ideas work.

But those benefits are of course for other, less enlightened peoples.

Starbucks's enlightened behaviour makes good business sense.

Fortunately, there are also green shoots of such enlightened leadership.

Reader responses from the author's recent piece on enlightened cafeteria cuisine.

And with international-education opportunities, some of these people could become globally integrated and enlightened leaders.

But that does not fully discharge the enlightened company's debt to society.

In the search for the enlightened teacher, sometimes the only path is through voice mail.

While simply traveling abroad makes you a more enlightened global citizen, you can deepen the.

Here is some info for those wishing to become enlightened on this:.

His discoveries enlightened the intellectual world's view of biological origin but he didn't change the origin.

Less well noticed, it was also an age of unusually enlightened economics.

It is the grand and worthy enlightened citizen goal that you seek.

On this view, the best form of corporate responsibility boils down to enlightened self-interest.

I'd also imagined a more enlightened readership that could actually put two sentences together.

It would seem logical that certain segments of our society are already enlightened.

Vegetarian literature, almost without fail, ends with appeals to enlightened consumers to stop eating meat.

If a tourist really has to get enlightened about local customs or culture, my suggestion would always be to visit a few villages.

He was committed to enlightened exchange among artists and scholars, who will be his living legacy.

The problem of severely disturbed students in our schools and colleges demands an engaged, holistic, enlightened response.

Luckily humans are much more creative and resourceful than the enlightened worriers.

Maybe they need to be enlightened on what a boycott is.

The more enlightened schools have therapists on staff or available for consultations.

Enlightened government of the left, combining market economics with effective social policy, would not be a bad thing.

If these are the enlightened among us why do they intentionally keep themselves in the.

There are, of course, many people in higher education with enlightened motives and views.

These were small films that enlightened members of the army as to how and why their local commissary could benefit them.

The violent north-west is screaming for more enlightened and steadier policies than the army has applied.

It's often quite humorous that educated enlightened individuals resort to distorting a law.

Whether decisions over gay marriage are later seen as enlightened is far from settled yet.

More enlightened regulators are no longer insisting that these services meet the rigid rules for formal banking.

Maybe he was enlightened by the backchannel chatter.

The general has a more enlightened understanding of the army's role than did some of his predecessors.

Educating citizens is a social good that provides the foundation for an enlightened society.

Alas, it is a rare boss who has so enlightened a sense of self-interest.

Not that his approach was persuasive or led to enlightened thinking on your part.

It's amazing how so many educated, enlightened people lose their sense of humor when they become the butt of the joke.

Rattling off a list of isms does not make you sound more enlightened.

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World English Dictionary

enlightened (ɪnˈlaɪt^ənd)

—*adj*
1.	factually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thought: an enlightened administration; enlightened self-interest
2.	privy to or claiming a sense of spiritual or religious revelation of truth: the search for an enlightened spiritual master

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Word Origin & History

enlighten

late 14c. (O.E. had inlihtan), "to remove the dimness or blindness (usually figurative) from one's eyes or heart," from en- + lighten. Related: Enlightened; enlightening.

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