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- Dictionaryilluminate/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 Opposite
- 2. help to clarify or explain: "placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance" Similar Opposite
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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.
- English (US)
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it...
- Znaczenie Illuminate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ILLUMINATE definicja: 1. to light something and make it...
- Illuminate: Portuguese Translation
illuminate translate: iluminar, iluminar, esclarecer. Learn...
- Illuminate: Korean Translation
illuminate translate: 비추다. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Illuminate: French Translation
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- Illuminate: Ukrainian Translation
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- Illuminate: German Translation
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- Illuminate: Czech Translation
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- English (US)
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.
The meaning of ILLUMINATE is to supply or brighten with light. How to use illuminate in a sentence.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
Definition of illuminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.