Definitions for illuminate
ɪˈlu məˌneɪtil·lu·mi·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 4 votes

1. light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminateverb

   make lighter or brighter

   "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

2. clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidateverb

   make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

   "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

3. illuminateverb

   add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 5 votes

1. illuminatenoun

   Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

2. illuminateverb

   to shine light on something

3. illuminateverb

   to decorate something with lights

4. illuminateverb

   to clarify or make something understandable

5. illuminateverb

   to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs

6. illuminateverb

   To make spectacular

7. illuminateverb

   to glow

8. illuminateverb

   to be exposed to light

9. Etymology: From illuminaten, originally from illuminatum, supine of illumino, from in + lumino, from lumen. Cognate with lyman. More at leam.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ILLUMINATEverb

   Etymology: illuminer, French; lumen, Latin.

   1. To enlighten; to supply with light.

   Do thou vouchsafe, with thy love-kindling light,
   T' illuminate my dim and dulled eyn. Edmund Spenser.

   No painting can be seen in full perfection, but as all nature is illuminated by a single light. Henry Wotton.

   He made the stars,
   And set them in the firmament of heav'n,
   T' illuminate the earth and rule the night. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Reason our guide, what can she more reply
   Than that the sun illuminates the sky;
   Than that night rises from his absent ray,
   And his returning lustre kindles day? Matthew Prior.

   2. To adorn with festal lamps or bonfires.3. To enlighten intellectually with knowledge or grace.

   Satan had no power to abuse the illuminated world with his impostures. George Sandys, Travels.

   When he illuminates the mind with supernatural light, he does not extinguish that which is natural. John Locke.

   4. To adorn with pictures or initial letters of various colours.5. To illustrate.

   My health is insufficient to amplify these remarks, and to illuminate the several pages with variety of examples. Isaac Watts.

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1. illuminate

   To illuminate means to light up or brighten, shedding light on an object to make it visible. Additionally, it can also refer to the process of making something clear and easier to understand, by providing or shedding light upon new facts, details or perspectives.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illuminateverb

   to make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten

2. Illuminateverb

   to light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect

3. Illuminateverb

   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

4. Illuminateverb

   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

5. Illuminateverb

   to light up in token or rejoicing

6. Illuminateadjective

   enlightened

7. Illuminatenoun

   one who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge

8. Etymology: [L. illuminatus, p. p.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Illuminate

   Illuminate is a successful German Gothic music band from Karlsruhe formed in 1993 by Johannes Berthold.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Illuminate

   il-lū′min-āt, v.t. to light up: to enlighten: to illustrate: to adorn with ornamental lettering or illustrations.—adj. enlightened.—adj. Illū′minable, that may be illuminated.—adj. and n. Illū′minant.—n.pl. Illuminā′tī, the enlightened, a name given to various sects, and especially to a society of German Freethinkers at the end of the 18th century.—n. Illuminā′tion, act of giving light: that which gives light: splendour: brightness: a display of lights: adorning of books with coloured lettering or illustrations: (B.) enlightening influence, inspiration.—adj. Illū′minative, tending to give light: illustrative or explanatory.—n. Illū′minator, one who illuminates, esp. one who is employed in adorning books with coloured letters and illustrations.—vs.t. Illū′mine, Illū′me, to make luminous or bright: to enlighten: to adorn.—ns. Illū′miner, an illuminator; Illū′minism.—adj. Illum′inous, bright. [L. illumināre, -ātum—in, in, upon, lumināre, to cast light—lumen (=lucimen)—lucēre, to shine, light.]

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How to pronounce illuminate?

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How to say illuminate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of illuminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of illuminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of illuminate in a Sentence

1. David Asher:

   They failed to illuminate further the previously declassified information.

2. David Asher:

   What the DNI did was not an all-source investigation, it was simply a deep dive into previously unanalyzed intelligence, they failed to illuminate further the previously declassified information.

3. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Illuminate the world with your uniqueness; conformity dims the light.

4. Christen Kuikoua:

   Life shines its brightest when we choose to live sunny side up, letting the radiance of positivity illuminate every step. Just as the lens captures my essence in this moment, may we all capture the joy that life offers, frame by frame.

5. Damian Real:

   Basically what it does is that it has a central part, LED lights which are lit all the time. When the cyclist moves to the left it activates the indicator on the left side. When the right arm is moved it activates the indicator on the right side. This system has two forms, one which is prevention and to illuminate and the other is an alert system. This system connects to mobile phone sensors so that when there is a change in acceleration it sends those registered details that there is a change in acceleration and probably an accident and a location where the cyclist can be found. So it has two things, firstly prevention and the other is an alert system in case of an accident.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=illuminate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Illuminate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=illuminate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illuminate
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=illuminate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=illuminate
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=illuminate