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111public — n. 1) to educate, enlighten the public 2) to fool, mislead the public 3) the general; great British (BE; humorous); reading; theatergoing; traveling public 4) in public * * * [ pʌblɪk] enlighten the public mislead the public reading theatergoing… …
112acquaint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inform, notify, tell; familiarize, teach. See information, friend, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To let know] Syn. tell, advise, inform; see notify 1 , tell 1 . 2. [To make familiar with] Syn.… …
113civilize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. educate, cultivate, refine; reclaim, enlighten. See improvement, courtesy, fashion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enlighten, cultivate, enrich, reclaim, refine, render civil, acculturate, polish,… …
114disillusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disillusionment, disenchantment, revelation; disappointment, cynicism. v. t. disenchant, disabuse, remove the scales from one s eyes, enlighten; disappoint, puncture one s balloon, pour cold water on …
115illuminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. light, illumine; clarify, elucidate, explain; decorate, ornament. See interpretation, color. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make light] Syn. lighten, irradiate, illumine, brighten; see brighten 1 ,… …
116inform — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. communicate, make known, tell; instruct. See information, communication, teaching. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give information] Syn. apprise, notify, acquaint, familiarize; see notify 1 , tell 1 . 2.… …
117notify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. inform, warn, apprise, advise, tell, acquaint. See information, publication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To provide with information] Syn. inform, tell, acquaint, apprise, declare, announce, enlighten,… …
118teach — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act as teacher] Syn. instruct, tutor, coach, educate, profess, explain, expound, lecture, direct, give a briefing, edify, enlighten, guide, show, give lessons in ground, rear, prepare, fit, interpret, bring up, bring out …
119Teaching — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Teaching >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 teaching teaching &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 instruction instruction Sgm: N 1 edification edification Sgm: N 1 education education Sgm: N 1 tuition tuition Sg …
120enlightenment — 1660s, action of enlightening, from ENLIGHTEN (Cf. enlighten) + MENT (Cf. ment). Only ever used in figurative sense, of spiritual enlightenment, etc. Attested from 1865 as a translation of Ger. Aufklärung, a name for the spirit and system of… …
