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enlighten verb

  /ənˈlaɪtən/ , /ɛnˈlaɪtən/ , /ɪnˈlaɪtən/
  • (transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
 esclarecer, ilustrar, alumbrar, iluminar
  • (transitive) To supply with light.
 alumbrar, iluminar

enlightenment noun

  /-laɪtmənt/ , /ənˈlaɪtənmənt/ , /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/
  • An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
 iluminación
iluminismo, ilustración

enlightened adjective

  /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/
  • Educated or informed.
 educado, informado
  • Exceedingly wise.
 iluminado, sabio
  • Made aware of something.
 informado

Enlightenment properNoun

  • (history) A 17th- and 18th-century European intellectual movement emphasizing rationalism. The period during which it flourished is called the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason.
 Ilustración, Iluminismo, el Siglo de las Luces

enlightened noun

  /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/
  • Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
 iluminado
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