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Synonyms for enlightens
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-lahyt-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈlaɪt n |
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Définition of enlightens
Origin :- late 14c., "to remove the dimness or blindness (usually figurative) from one's eyes or heart;" see en- (1) + lighten. Old English had inlihtan. Related: Enlightened; enlightening.
- verb explain thoroughly; make aware
- Rulers govern, but it is literature that enlightens, says Taine.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
- Perhaps it does not elevate him, but how it enlightens and refines!
- Extract from : « Ernest Maltravers, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- So the "State" enlightens and purifies the people, and the people enlighten and purify the "State."
- Extract from : « Public School Education » by Michael Mller
- This sort of teaching at once enlightens the boy's mind and stimulates his ambition.
- Extract from : « Indian Child Life » by Charles A. Eastman
- It enlightens the eyes with a purity of truth which has no admixture of error.
- Extract from : « Sermons » by Clement Bailhache
- What is that which, though black itself, enlightens the world?
- Extract from : « How to Solve Conundrums » by Anonymous
- His wisdom not only enlightens his intellect, but warms his heart and strengthens his will.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: » by Alfred Plummer
- We must make the truth known, for it is that which enlightens man.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
- Do you give a soul to the sun, which enlightens so many globes?
- Extract from : « A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10) » by Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
- Nations, does that sun, which enlightens you, appear square or triangular?
- Extract from : « The Ruins » by C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney
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