About The Word Illuminate
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Illuminate
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What's The Definition Of Illuminate?
[v] make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
[v] make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [v] paint, as of medieval manuscripts Synonyms | Synonyms for Illuminate: clear | clear up | crystalise | crystalize | crystallise | crystallize | elucidate | enlighten | illume | illumine | light | light up | shed light on | sort out | straighten out Related Terms | Find terms related to Illuminate: account for | adorn | affect | allegorize | apply paint | beacon | bead | bedaub | bedizen | begild | bejewel | beribbon | besmear | bespangle | betoken | better | brandish | breathe | brighten | brighten up | bring forth | bring forward | bring into view | bring out | bring to notice | brush on paint | calcimine | clarify | clear | clear up | coat | color | complexion | construe | cover | crack | dab | dangle | daub | decipher | decorate | deep-dye | define | demonstrate | demythologize | develop | diamond | dip | disclose | display | distemper | divulge | double-dye | dramatize | dye | edify | elucidate | embellish | emblazon | embody | enact | enamel | engild | engrave | enlighten | ennoble | euhemerize | evidence | evince | exalt | exemplify | exhibit | explain | explain away | explicate | expose to view | exposit | expound | express | face | fast-dye | feather | figure | filigree | finish | fire | flag | flaunt | flood with light | floodlight | flounce | flourish | flower | fresco | garland | gem | gild | give reason for | give sign | give the meaning | give token | glaze | gloss | grain | highlight | hue | ignite | illume | illumine | illustrate | imbue | improve | incarnate | indicate | ingrain | interpret | irradiate | japan | jewel | kindle | lacquer | lay on color | light | light up | lighten | luminate | make clear | make plain | manifest | materialize | mature | mean | ornament | overshine | paint | parade | parget | perfect | perform | pigment | plume | polish | popularize | present | prime | produce | rationalize | refine | relume | relumine | represent | reveal | ribbon | roll out | set forth | shade | shadow | shed light upon | shellac | shine upon | show | show forth | show how | show the way | simplify | slop on paint | smear | solve | spangle | spell out | spotlight | stain | stipple | throw light upon | tinct | tincture | tinge | tinsel | tint | token | tone | trot out | undercoat | unfold | unlock | unravel | uplift | varnish | wash | wave | whitewash | wreathe See Also | adorn | beautify | clarify | decorate | embellish | floodlight | grace | lighten | lighten up | miniate | ornament | paint | rubricate | spotlight Illuminate In Webster's Dictionary \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See {Luminous}, and cf. {Illume}, {Illumine},
{Enlimn}, {Limn}.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
\Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing. \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.] Enlightened. --Bp. Hall. \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge. |
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