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enlighten vs teach

teach vs enlighten

enlighten and teach both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enlighten No No Yes No
teach No No Yes No
As verbs, teach is a hypernym of enlighten; that is, teach is a word with a broader meaning than enlighten:
  • enlighten: make understand
  • teach: impart skills or knowledge to
Other hypernyms of enlighten include instruct, learn.
enlighten (verb) teach (verb)
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear accustom gradually to some action or attitude
make understand impart skills or knowledge to
give spiritual insight to; in religion
Difference between enlighten and teach

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