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  • 71uplift — Synonyms and related words: Great Leap Forward, abruptness, acclivity, acculturate, advance, advancement, aggrandize, ameliorate, amelioration, amend, amendment, anabasis, apotheose, apotheosis, apotheosize, ascension, ascent, assumption, bear up …

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  • 72enlighten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. brighten, illuminate; educate, civilize, instruct, inform, teach, edify. See light, teaching, information.Ant., obfuscate. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To provide information or understanding] Syn.… …

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  • 73edify — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. instruct, improve, educate; see teach 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense: enlighten, illume, illuminate, illumine. See TEACH …

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  • 74lighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make lighter] Syn. unburden, disburden, make lighter, reduce the load of, lessen the weight of, uplift, buoy up, mitigate, levitate, alleviate, make less burdensome, disencumber, take off a load, remove, take from, pour… …

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  • 75enlighten — v. a. 1. Illuminate, illume, illumine, irradiate, make light, make luminous, supply with light. 2. Instruct, inform, teach, make intelligent, render more intelligent …

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  • 76illuminate — v. a. 1. Light, illumine, illume, supply with light. 2. Adorn with lights (as a building), light up. 3. Adorn with colored letters. 4. Enlighten, illumine, make wise, instruct, inspire, give insight …

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  • 77illumine — v. a. 1. Light, illuminate, illume, supply with light. 2. Enlighten. See illuminate, 4 …

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  • 78brighten — I. v. a. 1. Polish, burnish, furbish, make bright, illuminate, illumine, illume, irradiate. 2. Make cheerful, make joyous, cheer, animate, enliven, encourage, hearten, exhilarate, inspirit, inspire. II. v. n. Grow bright or brighter, clear, clear …

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  • 79irradiate — I. v. a. Illuminate, illumine, illume, brighten, light up, make bright, shine upon, throw light upon, cast lustre upon, adorn with light. II. v. n. Emit rays, be radiant, give out light, be luminous or lustrous …

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  • 80light — I. n. 1. Medium of vision. 2. Diffusion of luminous rays. 3. Daybreak, sunrise, dawn, daylight, break of day, peep of day. 4. Candle, lamp, taper. 5. Instruction, knowledge, information, comprehension, insight. 6. Illustration, explanation,… …

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