单词 | illuminate |
释义 | Word Frequency illuminateverb (ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt) 1. (transitive) to throw light in or into; light up to illuminate a room 2. (transitive) to make easily understood; clarify 3. to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights 4. (transitive) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver 5. (intransitive) to become lighted up adjective (ɪˈluːmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) 6. archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated noun (ɪˈluːmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) 7. a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment Derived forms illuminative (ilˈluminative) adjective illuminator (ilˈlumiˌnator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen light |
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