"enlightening" in the verb sense
1. enlighten, edify
make understand
"Can you enlighten me
2. enlighten, irradiate
give spiritual insight to in religion
3. clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
make free from confusion or ambiguity make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"
"Clear up the question of who is at fault"
"enlightening" in the adjective sense
1. enlightening, informative, illuminating
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
"an enlightening glimpse of government in action"
"an illuminating lecture"
2. edifying, enlightening
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
"the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
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