Illuminate

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
  • (v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
  • (v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
  • (v. t.) To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
  • (v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.
  • (a.) Enlightened.
  • (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.

Compare illuminate with other words:

illuminate vs. lit

illuminate vs. illuminated

bright vs. illuminate

enlight vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. overlight

belight vs. illuminate

emblaze vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. reilluminate

illuminate vs. luminant

brighten vs. illuminate

eliminate vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. luminate

illuminate vs. remonstration

illuminate vs. opinion

demonstrate vs. illuminate

enlighten vs. illuminate

illuminant vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. illuminer

footlight vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. irradiate

edifying vs. illuminate

explain vs. illuminate

demonstration vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. luminary

headlight vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. lighten

illuminate vs. limn

flare vs. illuminate

enlightenment vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. illuminator

illuminate vs. illumine

decorate vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. spotlight

illuminate vs. lantern

illuminate vs. radiate

ignite vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. illustrate

illuminate vs. shine

illuminate vs. illumination

gloomy vs. illuminate

alight vs. illuminate

flash vs. illuminate

full vs. illuminate

illuminate vs. light

black vs. illuminate

elucidate vs. illuminate