To remove darkness from; to illuminate or brighten; to make clear or intelligible.
From de- (remove) + tenebrate (from Latin tenebrae 'darkness'). A rare, scholarly English word that combines Latin roots to mean 'to remove darkness,' literally or figuratively.
Detenebrate is such a gorgeous rare word—it means enlightenment literally! 'Tenebrae' appears in church services (darkness) and art (chiaroscuro), and detenebrate is its scholarly opposite, meaning to illuminate truth or understanding.
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