Illuminate Definition
ĭ-lo͝omə-nāt
illuminated, illuminates, illuminating
verb
illuminated, illuminates, illuminating
To give light to; light up.
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To brighten; animate.
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To make clear; explain; elucidate.
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To inform; instruct; enlighten.
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To decorate with lights.
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Synonyms:
noun
illuminates
A person who has or claims to have special knowledge.
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One who has or professes to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
American Heritage
adjective
Made bright with light.
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Enlightened in mind or spirit.
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(obsolete) Enlightened.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Illuminate
Noun
Singular:
illuminatePlural:
illuminatesOrigin of Illuminate
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From Middle English illuminaten, originally from Latin illūminātum, supine of illūminō (“lighten, light up, show off”), from in + lūminō (“light up”), from lūmen (“light”). Cognate with Old English lȳman (“to glow, shine”). More at leam.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English illuminaten from Latin illūmināre illūmināt- in- in in–2 lūmināre to light up (from lūmen lūmin- light leuk- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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