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illumining

[ih-loo-min]

il·lu·mine

[ih-loo-min]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -mined, -min·ing.

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

il·lu·mi·na·ble, adjective
self-il·lu·mined, adjective
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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