To supply with light.
The sun enlightens the Earth.
Formerly also inlighten, from Middle English enlightenen, inlightnen, a hybrid formed from inlighten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), from Old English inlīhtan, onlīhtan, enlīhtan (“to enlighten, illumin...
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To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
She tried to enlighten them about the rules of the program, but they remained belligerently and self-righteously ignorant.