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il·lume
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ɪˈlum
/
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ih-
loom
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verb (used with object),
il·lumed,
il·lum·ing.
Archaic.
to
illuminate
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
short for
illumine
Related forms
un·il·lumed,
adjective
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illume
(ɪˈluːm)
—
vb
(
tr
) a poetic word for
illuminate
[C17: shortened from
illumine
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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