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illuminate |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus p. p.] Enlightened. --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated}; p. pr & vb n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus p. p. of illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr lumen light. See {Luminous}, and cf {Illume}, {Illumine}, {Enlimn}, {Limn}.] 1. To make light; to throw light on to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. 2. To light up to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. 3. 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. 4. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: illuminate v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}] 2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {elucidate}] [ant: {confuse}] 3: paint, as of medieval manuscripts
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