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" ;

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" ;