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   illuminate

   /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up: "a flash of lightning illuminated the house" Similar lightlight upthrow light oncast light uponbrightenmake brightershine onflood with lightfloodlightirradiateliterary:illumineOpposite darken
   • ▪ decorate (a building or structure) with lights for a special occasion.
   • 2. help to clarify or explain: "placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance" Similar clarifyelucidateexplainrevealmake clearshed light oncast light ongive insight intoclear upmake explicitspell outexplicateexpoundrationalizeOpposite concealconfuse
   • 3. decorate (a page or letter in a manuscript) by hand with gold, silver, or coloured designs: "this is a carefully written, large-format manuscript illuminated by Leonardo Bellini" Similar decorateillustrateembellishadornornamentenhanceemblazonhighlight

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin illuminat- ‘illuminated’, from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. illuminative adjective
   • 2. illuminator noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishILLUMINATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ILLUMINATE definition: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.

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   To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen.

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   The meaning of ILLUMINATE is to supply or brighten with light. How to use illuminate in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryILLUMINATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishILLUMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible. No streetlights illuminated the street.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › illuminateIlluminate - definition of illuminate by The Free Dictionary

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   illuminate. vb. 1. ( tr) to throw light in or into; light up: to illuminate a room. 2. ( tr) to make easily understood; clarify. 3. to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights. 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) ( tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver.

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   Torch lights illuminate from a different level than the ground lighting. This will illuminate all of the infrared LEDs. In such instruments an arrangement is often required to intensely illuminate the object. On the functional side are products that cover, conceal, illuminate and much more.