illuminating
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məˌneɪ adjective
1.
giving or casting light.
2.
informative; enlightening.
Related forms
non·il·lu·mi·nat·ing, adjective
non·il·lu·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
un·il·lu·mi·nat·ing, adjective
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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.
to make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face.
verb (used without object)
7.
to display lights, as in celebration.
8.
to become illuminated.
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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World English Dictionary
| 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. | (tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver |
| 5. | (intr) to become lighted up |
| —adj | |
| 6. | archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated |
| —n | |
| 7. | a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment |
| [C16: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen light] | |
| il'luminative | |
| —adj | |
| il'luminator | |
| —n | |
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| —adj | |
| serving to inform or clarify; instructive | |
| il'luminatingly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
A/V equipment was part of the set up too with appropriate controls for lighting levels and illuminating specific spaces.
But they have yet to replace the everyday incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs illuminating our homes.
The signal beam can be recreated by illuminating the medium with a beam identical to the original reference beam.
New findings from brain studies and genetics are illuminating the causes of this ancient affliction.
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