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enlighten
English
Etymology
Formerly also inlighten, from Middle English enlightenen, inlightnen, a hybrid formed from inlighten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), from Old English inl?htan, onl?htan, enl?hten (“to enlighten, illuminate, give light to, give sight to”) and lightnen (“to enlighten, illuminate”) (equivalent to light +? -en). Cognate with Dutch inlichten (“to enlighten, inform”), Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????????????? (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”). More at inlight, -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?la?t?n/, /?n?la?t?n/, /?n?la?t?n/
- Rhymes: -a?t?n
- Hyphenation: en?light?en
Verb
enlighten (third-person singular simple present enlightens, present participle enlightening, simple past and past participle enlightened)
- (transitive) To supply with light.
- Synonyms: illumine, illuminate; see also Thesaurus:illuminate
- Antonym: endarken
- (transitive, figuratively) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
- Synonyms: apprise, notify, inform
Translations
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civilise
English
Alternative forms
- civilize
Etymology
civil +? -ise
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?v?la?z/
- Hyphenation: civ?il?ise
Verb
civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised)
- To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
- To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Related terms
- civilisation, civilization
- civil
- city
- civitas
- civilian
- citizen
Translations
French
Verb
civilise
- first-person singular present indicative of civiliser
- third-person singular present indicative of civiliser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of civiliser
- second-person singular imperative of civiliser
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