Meanings (ES + gloss)
alumbrar • esclarecer • iluminar
To supply with light.
The sun enlightens the Earth.
alumbrar • esclarecer • iluminar • ilustrar
To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
Care to enlighten me, if you think I'm so benighted?
She tried to enlighten them about the rules of the program, but they remained belligerently and self-righteously ignorant.
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