enlargement, n. 1. increase, increment, augmentation, supplementation; multiplication, doubling, tripling, trebling, quadrupling; amplification, magnification, aggrandizement, Archaic, ampliation; expansion, extension, distension, inflation, blowing up, swell, swelling, intumescence, tumefaction, bloating, bulging, protuberation; growth, growing, waxing, development, maturation, sprouting or shooting up.
2. larger or bigger copy or print, giant-sized picture, Photography, blow-up.
3. addition, extension, wing, ell, annexation, annex, Rare, annexment; supplementation, appendage, appurtenance, appurtenant, adjunct, appendage, attachment; supplement, appendix, addendum, codicil, Law. allonge.
enlighten, v. 1. instruct, teach, tutor, school, educate, inform, apprise; edify, uplift, open [s.o.'s] eyes, make [s.o.] see the light; indoctrinate, inculcate, instil, infuse; train, coach, initiate, ground, prepare, ready; counsel, advise, guide, preach, lecture, moralize, sermonize; civilize, cultivate, refine, polish.
2. explain, illustrate, illumine, illuminate, clarify, clear up, elucidate, spell out; indicate, show, show how, demonstrate; describe, point out, tell; acquaint with, familiarize with, introduce to, apprise of.
enlightened, adj. 1. aware, insightful, sensitive, broad-minded, open-minded, reasonable, rational; wise, understanding, comprehending; intellectual, cerebral, brainy, highbrow or highbrowed; articulate, well-spoken, fluent; civilized, cultivated, refined, cultured, artistic, Inf. arty, SI. artsy, Inf. longhair or longhaired.
2. educated, learned, scholarly, erudite; literate, lettered, literary, well-read, knowledgeable, informed, conversant, versed, well-versed, well-grounded; sensible of, apprised of, acquainted with, familiar with.
3. trained, schooled, instructed, tutored, coached; prepared, readied, primed.
enlightenment, n. 1. understanding, wisdom, sapience, (usu. cap.) Buddhism, prajna; comprehension, awareness, insight, perception, sensitivity; open-mindedness, broad-mindedness, freedom of thought, appreciation; learning, knowledge, lore, information, skill; preparation, schooling, training, initiation, apprenticeship; erudition, scholarship, study, Usu. Derog. bookishness; edification, culture, cultivation, refinement. 2. education, teaching, instruction, tuition, tutelage; direction, guidance, nurture, development; inculcation, indoctrination, initiation, discipline; explanation, illustration, elucidation, illumination, clarification.
enlist, v. 1. (usu. in reference to military service) enroll, sign up, Inf. join up; volunteer, volunteer for the draft.
2. (in reference to military service) draft, impress, press, recruit, induct, levy, conscript, conscribe, Archaic. list, muster in, Naut. shanghai, crimp; activate, call up, mobilize.
3. recruit, procure, muster, gather up or together; secure, obtain, enroll, register; engage, take on, hire, employ.
enlistment, n. 1. term, period, incumbency, Chiefly Mil. tour, tour of duty, Inf. time, stint, Mil. SI. hitch.
2. enrollment, registration, sign-up; engagement, procurement, mustering, securing.
3. conscription, recruitment, levy, drafting.
enliven, v. 1. invigorate, stimulate, inspirit, exhilarate; energize, animate, raise, vivify, vitalize; reanimate, revive, revivify, revitalize, rejuvenate; kindle, enkindle, Inf spark, waken, awaken, stir; rouse, arouse, whet, quicken, make active, incite; fire or fire up, Inf light a fi^e under, inflame, inspire; excite, thrill, tingle.
