Definition
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.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
To 'enlighten' someone is to switch on a mental light so the shapes of their world change. The metaphor is powerful: ignorance isn’t evil, it’s just darkness—something you can gently light up.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রজ্বলিত করা
pro-jwalit kor-a
CACatalà
il·luminar
ee-loo-mee-nar
CSČeština
osvětlit
os-ve-slit
DEDeutsch
aufklären
owf-klear-en
ESEspañol
ilumbrar
ee-loo-m-brar
FAفارسی
روشن کردن
ro-shen ke-dar-an
FISuomi
valottaa
va-lo-taa
FRFrançais
éclairer
e-klay-reh
GUGU
જ્ઞાનદાયક
jnya-na-day-ak
HIहिन्दी
प्रकाशित करना
prakashit karna
HUMagyar
világítani
vee-la-gi-tee-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencerahkan
men-cer-a-hkan
ITItaliano
illuminare
ee-loo-mee-na-reh
MRMR
प्रकाशित करणे
prakashit karan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
memerahkan
me-me-ra-hkan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည့်စုံ
pyin-szu-mon
NLNederlands
verlichten
ver-li-chen
NONorsk
opplyse
op-pli-se
PLPolski
oświecić
swie-chiec
PTPortuguês
iluminar
ee-loo-mee-nar
RORomână
a ilumina
a ee-loo-mee-na
RUРусский
просветить
prosvetit
SVSvenska
upplysa
up-pli-sa
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிவிட
o-li-vi-da
TEతెలుగు
కాల్చడం
kaal-cha-dam
THไทย
ทำให้สว่าง
thae-mae-sawang
TLTL
ipinangat
i-pi-na-gat
TRTürkçe
aydınlatmak
ay-din-lat-mak
UKУкраїнська
освітити
osvit-ity
URاردو
روشن کرنا
ro-shan ker-na
VITiếng Việt
soi sáng
soi-sang
ZUZU
ukukhanya
oo-koo-kha-nya