en ‧ light ‧ en /ɪnˈlaɪtn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
formal to explain something to someone
enlighten somebody as to/on/about something
Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment.
—enlightening adjective
en ‧ light ‧ en /ɪnˈlaɪtn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
formal to explain something to someone
enlighten somebody as to/on/about something
Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment.
—enlightening adjective
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012