Word Meanings - ENLIGHTEN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4. 2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase

Additional info about word: ENLIGHTEN

1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps. xcvii. 4. 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. The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of God. Trench.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ENLIGHTEN)

• Apprise
• Apprize
• Tell
• inform
• disclose
• publish
• advise
• advertise
• communicate
• enlighten
• Convince
• Persuade
• inoculate
• indoctrinate
• Disabuse
• Undeceive
• correct
• rectify
• Edify
• Enlighten
• instruct
• improve
• Humanize
• Civilize
• ameliorate
• Christianise
• refine

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of ENLIGHTEN)

• Spare
• falsify
• corrupt

Related words: (words related to ENLIGHTEN)

• HUMANIZE
  To convert into something human or belonging to man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph. (more info) 1. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize. Was it the business
• INFORMITY
  Want of regular form; shapelessness.
• PUBLISH
  Etym: 1. To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict. Published was the bounty of her name. Chaucer. The unwearied sun, from day to day,
• PERSUADER
  One who, or that which, persuades or influences. "Powerful persuaders." Milton.
• INFORMOUS
  Of irregular form; shapeless. Sir T. Browne.
• CORRECTLY
  In a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or error.
• PUBLISHER
  One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine. For love of you, not hate unto my friend, Hath made me publisher of this pretense. Shak.
• CORRUPTIONIST
  One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption. Sydney Smith.
• PERSUADED
  Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced. -- Per*suad"ed*ly, adv. -- Per*suad"ed*ness, n.
• INSTRUCTRESS
  A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a governess. Johnson.
• CORRUPTIBLE
  1. Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our corruptible bodies." Hooker. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold. 1 Pet. i. 18. 2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated; susceptible of depravation.
• IMPROVER
  One who, or that which, improves.
• CORRECTORY
  Containing or making correction; corrective.
• UNDECEIVE
  To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.
• APPRIZER
  A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. Sir W. Scott. (more info) 1. An appraiser.
• ADVISER
  One who advises.
• CONVINCER
  One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.
• CORRECTIFY
  To correct. When your worship's plassed to correctify a lady. Beau & Fl.
• APPRIZEMENT
  Appraisement.
• REFINED
  Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments. Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. Peacham. -- Re*fin"ed*ly (r, adv. -- Re*fin"ed*ness, n.
• WELL-INFORMED
  Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
• MISADVISE
  To give bad counsel to.
• REPUBLISH
  To publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a work first published in another); also, to revive by re Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor republished his will. Blackstone.
• PREINSTRUCT
  To instruct previously or beforehand. Dr. H. More.
• TRANSPARENT
  transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent
• PREFINE
  To limit beforehand. Knolles.
• INCORRECT
  1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope. 2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation. 3. Not
• UNCORRUPTIBLE
  Incorruptible. "The glory of the uncorruptible God." Rom. i.
• UNIMPROVED
  1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence. 2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities; unimproved blessings. Cowper. 3. Not