Illuminate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈluːmɪneɪt|
Brit.
|ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪt|
verb
- make lighter or brighter (syn: illume, illumine, light, light up)
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (syn: clear, clear up, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, sort out)
- add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (syn: clear, clear up, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, sort out)
- add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
Extra examples
A university study has illuminated the problem.
A single candle illuminated his face.
At night the canals are beautifully illuminated.
The report illuminated the difficult issues at the heart of science policy.
The first London theatre to be illuminated with electricity was the Savoy.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: illuminate
he/she/it: illuminates
present participle: illuminating
past tense: illuminated
past participle: illuminated
I/you/we/they: illuminate
he/she/it: illuminates
present participle: illuminating
past tense: illuminated
past participle: illuminated
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