enlighten
Example Sentences
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“I believe that it enlightened, lit a fire under the guys,” DiGiorgio said, “to be a little excited for this week.”
From Los Angeles Times
For 18th-century enlightened reformers, ethnic diversity and multiculturalism weren’t good things.
And the spirit of a people, bequeathed by word and deed, will be borne out in the enlightened minds, enlivened souls and emboldened consciences of the next generation.
From Seattle Times
At the University of Virginia, that effort is burdened by its founder’s complicated legacy: Jefferson envisioned an enlightened academic village, yet the campus was built and staffed in part by enslaved laborers.
From New York Times
Why else in this city that is so liberal, so enlightened, and so tolerant, is Elijah Lewis dead following a traffic dispute?
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
