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.
Make what you want of that, but a review of his practice schedule might be more enlightening.
From Los Angeles Times
Not having died with the most toys, Carnegie, a man of seemingly irreconcilable contradictions, left behind gifts that will enrich and enlighten terrestrial communities for generations to come.
From Seattle Times
"The more my mind was enlightened," she wrote, "the more difficult it was for me to consider myself an article for property."
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
