enlighten

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. make free from confusion or ambiguity;
make clear
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
• Syn:
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise,
crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, illuminate, elucidate
• Derivationally related forms:
elucidative (for: elucidate), lucidity (for: elucidate), elucidation (for: elucidate), illumination (for: illuminate)
• Hypernyms:
clarify, clear up, elucidate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. make understand
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
• Syn:
edify
• Derivationally related forms:
edification (for: edify), enlightenment
• Hypernyms:
teach, learn, instruct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to enlighten Sue
3. give spiritual insight to;
in religion
• Syn:
irradiate
• Hypernyms:
prophesy, vaticinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  irradiate, edify