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

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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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   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. 5. (intr) to become lighted up. adj.

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   If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.

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   verb. /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/ Verb Forms. illuminate something (formal) to shine light on something. Floodlights illuminated the stadium. The earth is illuminated by the sun. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

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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.

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    ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to shine lights on something: 2. to explain something clearly or make it easier to understand. Learn more.

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    illuminate meaning, definition, what is illuminate: to make a light shine on something, or t...: Learn more.