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il·lu·mi·nate
[v. ih-loo-muh-neyt; adj., n. ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt] verb, il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, adjective, noun verb (used with object)
1.
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
3.
to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
4.
to enlighten, as with knowledge.
5.
EXPANDto make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face.
6.
COLLAPSEto decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
verb (used without object)
7.
to display lights, as in celebration.
8.
to become illuminated.
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noun
11.
Archaic. a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin illūminātus (past participle of illūmināre to light up, brighten). See illumine, -ate1
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin illūminātus (past participle of illūmināre to light up, brighten). See illumine, -ate1
Related forms
il·lu·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
pre·il·lu·mi·nate, verb (used with object)
re·il·lu·mi·nate, verb, re·il·lu·mi·nat·ed, re·il·lu·mi·nat·ing.
sem·i-il·lu·mi·nat·ed, adjective
un·il·lu·mi·nat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
2. clarify, explain, elucidate.
2. clarify, explain, elucidate.
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