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  1. Enlightened
    TV-MA2011 · Comedy drama · 2 seasons

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  1. 1. a. : to furnish knowledge to : instruct. enlightened us about the problem. b. : to give spiritual insight to. 2. archaic : illuminate. Synonyms. acquaint. advise. apprise. brief. catch up. clear. clue (in) familiarize.

  2. Enlightened definition: factually well-informed, tolerant of alternative opinions, and guided by rational thought. See examples of ENLIGHTENED used in a sentence.

  3. To enlighten someone means to explain something clearly to him. If your friend is behaving strangely but insists she has a reason for it, you could ask her to enlighten you. Enlighten comes from the metaphor that ignorance is a state of being "in the dark," and that knowledge is illuminating.

  4. to provide someone with information and understanding, or to explain the true facts about something to someone: Should the function of children's television be to entertain or to enlighten? I don't understand this. Could you enlighten me? Synonyms. edify formal. illuminate formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Defining & explaining.

  5. verb (used with object) to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to: We hope the results of our research will enlighten our colleagues. Synonyms: inform, teach, edify, illumine. Antonyms: puzzle, perplex, confuse, mystify. Archaic. to shed light upon. enlighten. / ɪnˈlaɪtən / verb.

  6. English. Definition of enlightened adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. enlightened. adjective. /ɪnˈlaɪtnd/ [usually before noun] (approving) having or showing an understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice. enlightened opinions/attitudes/ideas.

  7. 5 days ago · adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone or their attitudes as enlightened, you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways of dealing with things. [approval] Enlightened companies include their human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth. ...an enlightened policy.

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