[v. i-loo-muh-neyt; adj., n. i-loo-muh-nit, -neyt] 
verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective, noun | 1. | to supply or brighten with light; light up. |
| 2. | to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject). |
| 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. |
| 6. | to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages. |
| 7. | to display lights, as in celebration. |
| 8. | to become illuminated. |
| 11. | Archaic. a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened. |
| unilluminated | |
adjective | |
| without illumination; "came up the lightless stairs"; "the unilluminated side of Mars"; "through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets" [syn: lightless] |
məˌneɪt