Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To illuminate; enlighten.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To illumine; to enlighten.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb archaic, transitive To
illuminate .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Would you care to enlight us on your views and how they are not extremist?
Wonk Room » Condoleezza Rice Breaks With Right Wing And Says We Should Be For ‘Welcoming’ Immigrants 2009
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I can't even imagine how you enlight my day with those colours!
centre piece of the month april myriam 2008
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I just wanted to enlight your fans that any movie that rocks the boat can be targeted.
What Happened To The Great M. Night Shyamalan? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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You is a supporter of her enlight me on her 30 years experience.
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Now that I have finally seen the light I can start working on helping to enlight others to the horrors of diversity and the frightening knowledge of other cultures!
Jerome R. Corsi's #1 bestseller "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality." Ann Althouse 2008
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If i'm trolling , then enlight me : "..intimidation, coercion, or propaganda is primarily sought Schmid, 1988."
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But if you - or the Constitution - insist,i'm kind enough to enlight both and any of you : today i dont like the colour of your shirt, and tomorrow i'm Constitutionally free to change my taste ; on shirts colours,ofcourse.
All Bets Are Off 2007
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Since you screed asumes that federalizing gate guards is such a no-brainer, please enlight me why it would be beter that the bill we got.
CHO Security...More Than Meets The Eye? at cvillenews.com 2001
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“Platonic love,” which by philosophers and poets of the Renaissance was understood in a pro - foundly mystical sense, was castigated by the enlight - ened authors of the rococo as the naive enthusiasm of immature adolescents.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas ERNST MORITZ MANASSE 1968
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To be sure, pressure tactics are also irrelevant to those of seriously dulled emotions, but such tactics do have desirable effects on those who are selfish-on-principle or thoughtlessly selfish if they are reasonably enlight - ened.
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE EDWARD H. MADDEN 1968
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