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enlighten verb

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

enlightenment noun

  /-laɪtmənt/ , /ənˈlaɪtənmənt/ , /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/
illumination

enlightened

illuminé

enlightened adjective

  /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/
  • Educated or informed.
 cultivé
  • Exceedingly wise.
 éclairé

enlightened noun

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

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.
 les Lumières, siècle des Lumières
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