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illuminate
verb
-
illuminate
,
illuminating
,
illuminates
,
illuminated
to
shine
light
on
something
and
make
it
bright
or
visible
•
The
fireworks
illuminate
the
night
sky
with
brilliant
colors
.
The
fireworks
illuminate
the
night
sky
with
brilliant
colors
.
•
Solar
lights
automatically
illuminate
the
garden
path
after
sunset
.
Solar
lights
automatically
illuminate
the
garden
path
after
sunset
.
Mid
16th
century
(
in
the
sense
‘
give
light
to
,
light
up
’):
from
Latin
illuminat-
‘
lightened
up
’,
from
the
verb
illuminare
,
from
in-
‘
into
’
+
lumen
,
lumin-
‘
light
’.
verb
-
illuminate
,
illuminating
,
illuminates
,
illuminated
to
explain
something
clearly
or
help
someone
understand
it
better
•
The
teacher's
example
illuminated
the
difficult
concept
for
the
class
.
The
teacher's
example
illuminated
the
difficult
concept
for
the
class
.
•
His
speech
illuminated
the
audience
about
climate
change
.
His
speech
illuminated
the
audience
about
climate
change
.
The
figurative
sense
‘
to
enlighten
intellectually
’
dates
from
the
late
16th
century
.
verb
-
illuminate
,
illuminating
,
illuminates
,
illuminated
to
decorate
a
page
or
letters
in
a
book
or
manuscript
with
gold
,
silver
,
or
bright
colors
•
Medieval
scribes
illuminated
prayer
books
with
gold
leaf
.
Medieval
scribes
illuminated
prayer
books
with
gold
leaf
.
•
The
artist
illuminates
the
ancient
text
with
intricate
floral
borders
.
The
artist
illuminates
the
ancient
text
with
intricate
floral
borders
.
The
sense
relating
to
decorating
manuscripts
dates
from
the
early
19th
century
.