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- DictionaryIl·lu·mi·nate/iˈlo͞oməˌnāt/
verb
- 1. make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up: "a flash of lightning illuminated the house"
- 2. help to clarify or explain: "placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance"
The meaning of ILLUMINATE is to supply or brighten with light. How to use illuminate in a sentence.
To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen.
Synonyms for ILLUMINATE: illumine, light, brighten, lighten, beacon, irradiate, bathe, highlight; Antonyms of ILLUMINATE: dim, darken, obfuscate, obscure, blacken, dull, cover, veil.
ILLUMINATE definition: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
illuminate. vb. 1. ( tr) to throw light in or into; light up: to illuminate a room. 2. ( tr) to make easily understood; clarify. 3. to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights. 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) ( tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
Illuminate Definition. To give light to; light up. To brighten; animate. To make clear; explain; elucidate. To inform; instruct; enlighten. To decorate with lights. A person who has or claims to have special knowledge. One who has or professes to have an unusual degree of enlightenment. Made bright with light.
illuminate something (formal) to shine light on something. Floodlights illuminated the stadium. The earth is illuminated by the sun. Extra Examples. The red glow of the sun beautifully illuminated the sky. The room was dimly illuminated by the soft glow of his bedside lamp.
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
Definition of illuminate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
