- enlighten someone
- jemandem die Augen öffnen
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
enlighten someone
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enlighten — [[t]ɪnla͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] enlightens, enlightening, enlightened VERB: no cont To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something. [FORMAL] [V n] A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten… … English dictionary
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enlighten — en|light|en [ınˈlaıtn] v [T] formal to explain something to someone enlighten sb as to/on/about sth ▪ Baldwin enlightened her as to the nature of the experiment. >enlightening adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
enlighten — verb please enlighten us about the latest developments Syn: inform, tell, make aware, open someone s eyes, notify, illuminate, apprise, brief, update, bring up to date; disabuse, set straight; informal put in the picture, clue in, fill in, put… … Thesaurus of popular words
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