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illumine

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il⋅lu⋅mine

  [i-loo-min]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mined, -min⋅ing.
to illuminate.
Origin:
1300–50; ME illuminen < L illūmināre to light up, equiv. to il- il- 1 + lūmin- (s. of lūmen) light + -ā- thematic vowel + -re inf. suffix

Related forms:
il⋅lu⋅mi⋅na⋅ble, adjective
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il·lu·mine   (ĭ-lōō'mĭn)   
tr.v.   il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing, il·lu·mines
To give light to; illuminate.

[Middle English illuminen, from Old French illuminer, from Latin illūmināre, to illuminate; see illuminate.]
il·lu'min·a·ble adj.
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