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illuminate
[ih-loo-muh-neyt, ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt]
verb (used with object)
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
Synonyms: , ,to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
to enlighten, as with knowledge.
to make resplendent or illustrious.
A smile illuminated her face.
to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
verb (used without object)
to display lights, as in celebration.
to become illuminated.
adjective
Archaic.Ģżilluminated.
Obsolete.Ģżenlightened.
noun
Archaic.Ģża person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.
illuminate
verb
(tr) to throw light in or into; light up
to illuminate a room
(tr) to make easily understood; clarify
to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights
(tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver
(intr) to become lighted up
adjective
archaicĢżmade clear or bright with light; illuminated
noun
a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- illuminatingly adverb
- preilluminate verb (used with object)
- reilluminate verb
- semi-illuminated adjective
- unilluminated adjective
- ¾±±ōĖ±ō³Ü³¾¾±Ė²Ō²¹³Ł“Ē°ł noun
- ¾±±ōĖ±ō³Ü³¾¾±²Ō²¹³Ł¾±±¹±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of illuminate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of illuminate1
Example Sentences
If fireworks are more to your liking, āWondrous Journeysā illuminates the skies above Walt Disneyās original Magic Kingdom via a show that serves as an ode to the companyās century of animation achievements.
I wrote this novel in the hopes of humanizing and illuminating this disturbing disparity through an emotionally resonant and suspenseful story.
On Sunday evening, a missile slammed into the northern port city of Haifa, with a broadcast showing an explosion briefly illuminating the nighttime sky.
And really, whatās to stop the em dashās sudden shadiness from becoming an illuminating glow?
The intention was that the steel pillars would be illuminated by LED projectors and lit up in the colours of the stain glass windows of the city's Guildhall.
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