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il·lu·mine
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ɪˈlu
mɪn
/
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ih-
loo
-min
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
il·lu·mined,
il·lu·min·ing.
to
illuminate
.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
illuminen
<
Latin
illūmināre
to light up, equivalent to
il-
il-
1
+
lūmin-
(stem of
lūmen
) light +
-ā-
thematic vowel +
-re
infinitive suffix
Related forms
il·lu·mi·na·ble,
adjective
self-il·lu·mined,
adjective
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illumine
(ɪˈluːmɪn)
—
vb
a literary word for
illuminate
[C14: from Latin
illūmināre
to make light; see
illuminate
]
il'luminable
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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