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  1. : illuminate. illuminable. i-ˈlü-mə-nə-bəl. adjective. Synonyms. bathe. beacon. emblaze. illume. illuminate. irradiate. lighten. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of illumine in a Sentence. small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined.

  2. There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb illumine. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  3. To illumine is to shine a light on something, literally or figuratively. Your desk lamp might illumine the page of your book, while the words you're reading illumine your mind.

  4. Definition of 'illumine' illumine. (ɪluːmɪn ) Word forms: illumines , illumining , illumined. verb. To illumine something means the same as to illuminate it. [literary] The interchange of ideas illumines the debate. [VERB noun] By night, the perimeter wire was illumined by lights. [be VERB -ed] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. Jun 8, 2024 · illumine (third-person singular simple present illumines, present participle illumining, simple past and past participle illumined) (also figuratively) To shine light on (something). Laſt night of al, when yonder ſtarre that's weſtward from the pole, had made his coarſe to that part of heauen.

  6. Illumine Sentence Examples. At sunrise, turning to the east, they prayed that the light of truth might illumine their minds, and then returned to their studies. The ' secret mutual connivance ' is not an idea that either astrologers or Jung the scientist finds easy to see or illumine.

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