ENLI'GHTEN, verb transitive enli'tn. [from light.] 1. To make light; to shed light on; to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. His lightnings enlightened the world. Psalms 97:4. 2. To quicken in the faculty of vision; to enable to see more clearly. Jonathan's--eyes were enlightened. 1 Samuel 14:27. 3. To give light to; to give clearer views; to illuminate; to instruct; to enable to see or comprehend truth; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding. 4. To illuminate with divine knowledge, or a knowledge of the truth. Those who were once enlightened. Hebrews 6:4.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI