enlighten

English Thesaurus

1. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	clarify, clear up, elucidate,
definition	:	make clear and (more) comprehensible (verb.communication)

2. give spiritual insight to; in religion (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	prophesy, vaticinate,
definition	:	predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (verb.communication)

3. make understand (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	instruct, learn, teach,
definition	:	impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)

4. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity,
definition	:	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	clarification, elucidation, illumination,
definition	:	an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding (noun.communication)

derivation	:	elucidation,
definition	:	an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on (noun.communication)

derivation	:	lucidity,
definition	:	a lucid state of mind; not confused (noun.state)

derivation	:	clarifying, elucidative,
definition	:	that makes clear (adj.all)

5. make understand (verb.communication)

derivation	:	enlightenment,
definition	:	education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	edification, sophistication,
definition	:	uplifting enlightenment (noun.cognition)

6. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity,
definition	:	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	clarification, elucidation, illumination,
definition	:	an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding (noun.communication)

derivation	:	elucidation,
definition	:	an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on (noun.communication)

derivation	:	lucidity,
definition	:	a lucid state of mind; not confused (noun.state)

derivation	:	clarifying, elucidative,
definition	:	that makes clear (adj.all)

7. make understand (verb.communication)

derivation	:	enlightenment,
definition	:	education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	edification, sophistication,
definition	:	uplifting enlightenment (noun.cognition)