"enlighten" meaning in All languages combined

See enlighten on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ɛnˈlaɪ.tn̩\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enlighten.wav
  1. Éclairer, apprendre à, informer, renseigner.
    Sense id: fr-enlighten-en-verb-Tgy8-qr5
  2. Illuminer.
    Sense id: fr-enlighten-en-verb--LozLyO7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (illuminer): light up

Inflected forms

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