enlighten
/ɪnˈlʌɪt(ə)n/
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American sound/ɪnˈlʌɪt(ə)n/
ɪnˈlʌɪtən
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ɪn - ˈlʌɪtən -> enlighten
Myanmar meaning
(vt) ပညာပေးသည်။ဉာဏ်အမြင်ပွင့်စေသည်။မှားယွင်းသော သက်ဝင်ယုံကြည်မှုမှ လွတ်မြောက်စေသည်။
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ဉာဏ်အလင်းရစေသည်။ အသိကြွယ်စေသည်။ သိမြင်ရှင်းလင်းစေသည်။ I don't know how to dial a number in Athens—could you enlighten me? ❍ The report makes enlightening reading.
❏ enlightened adj (approv ) အမြင်မှန်ရရှိသော။ အသိအမြင် ကြွယ်သော။ ဉာဏ်အလင်းရသော။
in these enlightened days ❍ enlightened opinions/attitudes/ideas ❍ an enlightened approach to teaching.
enlightenment n [U] (fml ): The book adds little to our knowledge or enlightenment.
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tell, explain to, inform, make clear to, acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catechize, cause to understand, civilize, clarify, convert, counsel, direct, disclose, divulge, edify, educate, elucidate, give faith, give the lowdown, give the word, guide, illume, illuminate, illumine, imitate, improve, inculcate, indoctrinate, inspirit, instruct, let in on, open up, persuade, preach, put on to, reveal, save, school, teach, train, update, uplift
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