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- DictionaryIlluminated/iˈlo͞oməˌnādəd/
adjective
- 1. lit with bright lights: "a large illuminated sign"
- 2. (of a manuscript) having pages or letters decorated by hand with gold, silver, or colored designs: "an important collection of medieval illuminated manuscripts"
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.
ILLUMINATE definition: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
ILLUMINATED definition: 1. An illuminated text is decorated with added colour, gold paint, and small pictures, as was often…. Learn more.
Definition of illuminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective. Something that is illuminated is lit up, usually by electric lighting. ...an illuminated sign. Much of the ancient city is illuminated at night. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Illuminated manuscripts, books, and official documents have brightly coloured drawings and designs round the writing.
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it. They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject. [VERB noun] His autobiography provides an illuminating insight into his mind.
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.
adjective. /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/ [usually before noun] lit with bright lights. the illuminated city at night. The doctor examined his x-ray on an illuminated screen. There is a large garden with an illuminated pond. Want to learn more?
