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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024il•lu•mi•nate /ɪˈluməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to supply or brighten with light;
light up:The streets were well illuminated. - to decorate with lights:streets illuminated for the holidays.
- to make clear;
clear up;
clarify:illuminated many difficult points.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024il•lu•mi•nate (v. i lo̅o̅′mə nāt′;adj., n. i lo̅o̅′mə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj., n. v.t. - to supply or brighten with light;
light up. - to make lucid or clear;
throw light on (a subject). - to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
- to enlighten, as with knowledge.
- to make resplendent or illustrious:A smile illuminated her face.
- to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
v.i. - to display lights, as in celebration.
- to become illuminated.
adj. - [Archaic.]illuminated.
- [Obs.]enlightened.
n. - [Archaic.]a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.
- Latin illūminātus (past participle of illūmināre to light up, brighten). See illumine, -ate1
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clarify, explain, elucidate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: illuminate vb /ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt/- (transitive) to throw light in or into; light up
- (transitive) to make easily understood; clarify
- to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights
- (transitive) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver
- (intransitive) to become lighted up
adj /ɪˈluːmɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt/- archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated
n /ɪˈluːmɪnɪt; -ˌneɪt/- a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen lightilˈluminative adj ilˈlumiˌnator n |