ENLIGHTEN, ENLIGHTENING, ENLIGHTENMENT
ADJECTIVES
1677 — ILLUMINANT lighting up; enlightening
VERBS
1340 — ILLUMINE to enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire
1529 — ILLUMINE to enlighten mentally or intellectually
1555 — ILLIGHTEN to illuminate, to enlighten → obs.
1764 — ILLUME up the face, as a smile; to enlighten or illuminate the mind or understanding
1804 — INSENSE to cause to understand; to explain, to inform; to enlighten → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1844 — BENIGHTEN to deprive of enlightenment
..20C — LIGHT to enlighten someone with general or specific knowledge → African-American sl.
1970 — DAYLIGHT to enlighten; to explain → African-American sl.
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