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- verb Third-person singular simple present of
enlighten
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Examples
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The Bible, the prayer book and the lamp tell us that God's word enlightens the soul.
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Ken Quixote enlightens: We'll need 233,330 more wind turbines, 610,000 blades, 99 million bolts, 1 million miles of rebar and 1,829,997 delivery trucks.
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When it comes to God's truths the buck stops with the individual Catholic whom the Holy Spirit guides and enlightens:
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Later in the show, she enlightens us that it's better to have something than nothing, and that we saved the "framework" - not the funding, just the framework - of most programs.
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Ken Quixote enlightens: We'll need 233,330 more wind turbines, 610,000 blades, 99 million bolts, 1 million miles of rebar and 1,829,997 delivery trucks.
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Hence my conviction that all faith is a reflection of the Light that enlightens us all, available to every human who seeks it.
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"Newforest," who regularly enlightens us on the French language, via the comments box, has just sent in these excellent "souci" examples:
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Ken Quixote enlightens: We'll need 233,330 more wind turbines, 610,000 blades, 99 million bolts, 1 million miles of rebar and 1,829,997 delivery trucks.
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It energizes the souls reading it and enlightens those that least expect it.
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Ken Quixote enlightens: We'll need 233,330 more wind turbines, 610,000 blades, 99 million bolts, 1 million miles of rebar and 1,829,997 delivery trucks.
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