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Meaning of 'illuminate'
Meaning of 'illuminate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Illuminate 
[ a.]
- Enlightened. [ a.]2. Illuminate [ n.]
- One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary
light and knowledge. [ n.]3. Illuminate [ v. i.]
- To light up in token or rejoicing. [ v. i.]4. Illuminate [ v. t.]
- To make light; to throw light on; to supply with
light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. [ v. t.]- To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
- 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.
- 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.
Meaning of 'illuminate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. illuminate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Example in sentence:
- Clear up the question of who is at fault;
- Could you clarify these remarks?
Meaning (2):
- make lighter or brighter
- make lighter or brighter
Example in sentence:
- This lamp lightens the room a bit
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