VERB : no cont.
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.[FORMAL]
- A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession.
- If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.
... Cobuild
- Please enlighten me about this trip you are planning.
- Would you enlighten me on the current state of things?
- Enlighten me about Sarah.
- She enlightened herself about automobile engines.
enlightened:
ADJ : usu ADJ n
If you describe someone or their attitudes as enlightened, you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways of dealing with things.
- Enlightened companies include its human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth.
.... Cobuild
1. rational and having beneficial effects: an enlightened approach to social welfare
2. (of a person) tolerant and unprejudiced
... Collins Essential
(approving) having or showing an understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice.
.... 다음 영어사전(OALD), http://engdic.daum.net/dicen/contents.do?query1=EO00122860
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