enlighten :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

v. give spiritual insight to; in religion

clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, illuminate, clarify, make clear, shed light on, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

inform, round on, give information, let know

v. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

point, direct, give directions to

v. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

apprise, apprize, advise, notify, give notice, send word

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

make known, announce

v. make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"

communicate, intercommunicate, transmit

v. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

warn, notify of danger, notify of a risk

v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

pass, run, guide

v. guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, illuminate, clarify, make clear, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

enlighten, edify

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

lick, work, get, solve, figure out, puzzle out

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

inform, round on, give information, let know

v. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

straighten

v. make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

complicate, perplex, make harder

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

blur, make indistinct, obscure, make unclear, confuse

v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

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