Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To shine.

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  • verb intransitive To shine.
  • verb transitive To give light to; enlighten.

Etymologies

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From Middle English inlighten, from Old English inlīhtan, inlȳhtan, inlēohtan ("to enlighten, light up"), from Proto-Germanic *in + *liuhtijanan (“to lighten, illuminate”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“to shine”), equivalent to in- +‎ light. Cognate with Dutch inlichten ("to enlighten, inform"), Old High German inliuhten ("to enlighten, illuminate"), Gothic  (inliuhtjan, "to enlgihten, illuminate"). Compare also Middle English anlīhten, from Old English onlȳhtan (id.). More at in-, light.

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