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ENLIGHTENS Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word enlightens. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word enlightens. (close relations)
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clarifies
verbv
verb

• make clear and (more) comprehensible

• make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

educates
verbv
verb

• give an education to

• create by training and teaching

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

illuminates
verbv
verb

• introduce light into

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

illumines
verbv
verb

• introduce light into

informs
verbv
verb

• impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

• give character or essence to

• act as an informer

inspires
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• heighten or intensify

• supply the inspiration for

• serve as the inciting cause of

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• fill with revolutionary ideas

• draw in (air)

instructs
verbv
verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• give instructions or directions for some task

• make aware of

nurtures
verbv
noun

• the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

verb

• help develop, help grow

• look after a child until it is an adult

• provide with nourishment

teaches
verbv
noun

• an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• accustom gradually to some action or attitude

illuminate
verbv
verb

• introduce light into

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

apprise
verbv
verb

• inform (somebody) of something

• make aware of

• gain in value

• increase the value of

illumine
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• introduce light into

inform
verbv
verb

• impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

• give character or essence to

• act as an informer

notify
verbv
verb

• inform (somebody) of something

clear
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• readily apparent to the mind

• allowing light to pass through

• accurately stated or described

• free from clouds or mist or haze

noun

• the state of being free of suspicion

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

adverb

• entirely

• in an easily perceptible manner

adjective satellite

• free from confusion or doubt

• affording free passage or view

• free from contact or proximity or connection

• characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law

• clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible

• free of restrictions or qualifications

• free from flaw or blemish or impurity

• clear of charges or deductions

• easily deciphered

• freed from any question of guilt

• characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

verb

• rid of obstructions

• make a way or path by removing objects

• become clear

• grant authorization or clearance for

• remove

• go unchallenged; be approved

• be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts

• go away or disappear

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment

• clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.

• yield as a net profit

• make as a net profit

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• sell to get rid of

• pass an inspection or receive authorization

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• settle, as of a debt

• make clear, bright, light, or translucent

• rid of instructions or data

• remove (people) from a building

• remove the occupants of

• free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

crystalise
verbv
verb

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

• assume crystalline form; become crystallized

• cause to take on a definite and clear shape

crystalize
verbv
verb

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

• assume crystalline form; become crystallized

• cause to take on a definite and clear shape

crystallise
verbv
verb

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

• cause to take on a definite and clear shape

crystallize
verbv
verb

• cause to take on a definite and clear shape

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

• assume crystalline form; become crystallized

edify
verbv
verb

• make understand

Best Hypernyms For ENLIGHTENS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for enlightens, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
clarify elucidate instruct learn prophesy teach vaticinate educates informs instructs teaches trains
Phrases (1)
clear up

Alternatives for CLARIFIES

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