Enlighten vs Bring_up - What's the difference?
enlighten | bring_up | Related terms |
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.
* 1953 , United States Supreme Court, John Den ''ex dem.'' Archibald Russell ''v.'' The Association of the Jersey Company , reprinted in the (United States Reports), volume 56, page 426:
To mention.
To raise (children).
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=6 To uncover, to bring from obscurity.
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
To vomit.
To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.
* 1934 , (Rex Stout), , 1992 (w) edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 91:
* 1999 , Alice Borchardt, Night of the Wolf , (w), ISBN 0345423631, page 260 [http://google.com/books?id=tG4tiCvmHJwC&pg=PA260&dq=brought-him-up]:
Enlighten is a related term of bring_up.
As verbs the difference between enlighten and bring_up
is that enlighten is to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth while bring_up is .enlighten
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* endarkenbring_up
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- This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey.
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- "Mr. Wolfe, I beg you—I beg of you—"
- I was sure she was going to cry and I didn't want her to. But Wolfe brusquely brought her up :
- "That's all, Miss Barstow."
- "No," Maeniel shouted, "No!" trying to distract the man, and lunged toward him. The chain on his ankle brought him up short and he fell on his face.