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Synonyms
en·light·en (ĕn-līt́n)

transitive verb: -ened, -en·ing, -ens. 

  1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: “Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day” (Thomas Jefferson)
  2. To give information to; inform or instruct.

derivatives

en·light́en·er
noun