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Meaning of 'illuminate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Illuminate [ a.]
- Enlightened.
2 . Illuminate [ n.]
- One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
3 . Illuminate [ v. i.]
- To light up in token or rejoicing.
4 . Illuminate [ v. t.]
- To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • This lamp lightens the room a bit

Nearby Words:

ill ill-boding ill-bred ill-favored ill-judged ill-lived ill-looking ill-mannered ill-minded ill-natured

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