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1. (v.t.) illuminate
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
2. illuminate
to make lucid; clarify.
3. illuminate
to decorate with lights.
4. illuminate
to enlighten.
5. illuminate
to make resplendent:
A smile illuminated her face.
6. illuminate
to decorate (a manuscript or book) with colors and gold or silver.
7. (v.i.) illuminate
to display lights, as in celebration.
8. illuminate
to become illuminated.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L illūminātus, ptp. of illūmināre=il-il-1+lūmināre, v. der. of lūmen light)
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| Definition of 'illuminate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
2. (verb) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
3. (verb) illuminate
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
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1. (verb) illuminate
to light up
The streets are illuminated at night.
2. illuminate
to explain or clarify
a novel that illuminates the hard life of new immigrants
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| Definition of 'illuminate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) illuminate
enlightened
2. (noun) illuminate
one who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge
3. (verb) illuminate
to make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten
4. (verb) illuminate
to light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect
5. (verb) illuminate
to adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages
6. (verb) illuminate
to make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty
7. (verb) illuminate
to light up in token or rejoicing
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Sense: to light up
The gardens were illuminated by rows of lamps.
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 Afrikaans: verlig, belig |
 Arabic: يُضيء بالأنْوار |
 Bulgarian: осветявам |
 Brazilian: iluminar |
 Czech: osvětlit |
 German: erleuchten |
 Danish: oplyse; belyse |
 Greek: φωτίζω, φωταγωγώ |
 Spanish: iluminar |
 Estonian: valgustama |
 Farsi: روشن کردن |
 Finnish: valaista |
 French: illuminer |
 Hebrew: לְהָאִיר |
 Hindi: प्रकाशयुक्त करना |
 Croatian: obasjati |
 Hungarian: megvilágít; kivilágít |
 Indonesian: menerangi |
 Icelandic: lÿsa; uppljóma |
 Italian: illuminare |
 Japanese: 照らす |
 Korean: 비추다 |
 Lithuanian: apšviesti, iliuminuoti |
 Latvian: apgaismot; izskaidrot |
 Malay: menerangi |
 Dutch: verlichten |
 Norwegian: belyse, lyse opp |
 Polish: oświetlić |
 Persian: روشن کردن |
 Pashto: رڼا، تنوير، ځلا |
 Portuguese: iluminar |
 Romanian: a ilumina |
 Russian: освещать |
 Slovak: osvetliť |
 Slovenian: razsvetliti |
 Serbian: osvetliti |
 Swedish: upplysa, illuminera |
 Thai: ตกแต่งด้วยดวงไฟ |
 Turkish: aydınlatmak |
 Taiwanese: 照亮 |
 Ukrainian: освітлювати |
 Urdu: منور کرنا |
 Vietnamese: thắp sáng |
 Chinese: 照亮 |
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