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

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  1. Definitions of enlightened. adjective. having knowledge and spiritual insight. synonyms: educated. possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) edified. instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement. informed. having much knowledge or education. see more. adjective.

  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 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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. an enlightened approach to teaching. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.

  6. 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.

  7. 6 days ago · enlightened. (ɪnlaɪtənd ) 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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