Enlighten

/ɛnˈlaɪtn̩/ verb

To give someone new knowledge or understanding so they see something more clearly. It can also mean to free someone from ignorance or false beliefs.

From *en-* ('make') + *lighten* ('to make light, illuminate'), related to *light* as in 'brightness.' It originally referred to both literal and spiritual or intellectual light.

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