illuminate
illuminate /ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL ↑Verb Endings for illuminate
1 F0 to light something and make it brighter: » The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.Thesaurus+: ↑Emitting and casting light2 F0 to explain and show more clearly something that is difficult to understand: » an article which illuminates the issues at stakeThesaurus+: ↑Defining and explaining |