Advise vs Enlighten - What's the difference?
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To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with (m) before the thing communicated.
To consider, to deliberate.
* 1843 , '', book 2, ch. VIII, ''The Election
(obsolete) To look at, watch; to see.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.v:
To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding.
Advise is a related term of enlighten.
As verbs the difference between advise and enlighten
is that advise is to give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed while enlighten is to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.advise
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* advize (obsolete) * avise * avizeVerb
(advis)- The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
- We were advised of the risk.
- The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.
- accordingly. His Majesty, advising of it for a moment, orders that Samson be brought in with the other Twelve.
- when that villain he auiz'd , which late / Affrighted had the fairest Florimell , / Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, / To him he turned
