Enlighten

Verb

 * 1) To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
 * 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.

Synonyms for Enlighten
illumine, illuminate, inform, divulge, instruct, edify, tell, teach, impart, educate, train, direct, enjoin, persuade, acquaint, apprise, disclose, notify, advise, admonish, counsel, inculcate.

Antonyms for Enlighten
endarken

Thesaurus
account for, acculturate, acquaint, advance, advertise, advertise of, advise, allegorize, ameliorate, amend, apprise, awaken, beacon, better, boost, break the spell, brief, brighten, brighten up, bring forward, bring word, broaden the mind, burst the bubble, catechize, civilize, clarify, clear up, coach, communicate, correct, counsel, crack, debunk, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, direct, disabuse, disappoint, disclose, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, edify, educate, elevate, elucidate, emend, enhance, enrich, euhemerize, exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, expose, exposit, expound, familiarize, fatten, favor, flood with light, floodlight, forward, foster, give instruction, give lessons in, give notice, give reason for, give the facts, give the meaning, give word, go straight, ground, guide, highlight, illume, illuminate, illumine, illustrate, improve, improve upon, inform, instruct, irradiate, lard, leave word, let down easy, let in on, let know, lift, light, light up, lighten, luminate, make an improvement, make clear, make plain, meliorate, mend, mention to, notify, nurture, open the eyes, overshine, popularize, prick the bubble, promote, put straight, raise, rationalize, reeducate, refine upon, reform, relume, relumine, report, school, send word, serve notice, set right, set straight, sharpen the wits, shed light upon, shine upon, show, show how, show the way, show up, simplify, socialize, solve, speak, spell out, spotlight, straighten out, teach, teach a lesson, teach the rudiments, tell, tell the truth, throw light upon, train, transfigure, transform, tutor, unblindfold, uncharm, undeceive, unfold, unlock, unravel, unspell, upgrade, uplift, verse, wake up

Etymology
Formerly also inlighten:, from enlightenen:,  inlightnen:, a hybrid formed from  inlighten: (<  inlyhtan:) and  lightnen: (equivalent to ). Cognate with inlichten:,  inliuhten:,  𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽:. More at,.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek: (fotízo)
 * Hebrew:


 * Hungarian: kivilágít, megvilágít
 * Italian:
 * Polish: oświecać, uświadamiać


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Greek: διαφωτίζω (diafotízo)
 * Hebrew:


 * Hungarian: felvilágosít
 * Polish: oświecać, uświadamiać
 * Romanian: