enlighten
[verb]
Synonyms: inform, advise, cause to understand, counsel, edify, educate, instruct, make aware, teach

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Contrasted words: bewilder, confuse, mystify, perplex, puzzle, addle, fuddle, muddle
Related Words: direct, educate, guide, inform, instruct, school, teach, train, acquaint, advise, apprise

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧light‧en /ɪnˈlaɪtn/ verb [transitive]
formal to explain something to someone
enlighten somebody as to/on/about something
Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment.
—enlightening adjective

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲