Sekirov Dictionary

illuminate

/ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/

verb 8
/ɪˈl(j)umɪnət/ adjective 3
/ɪˈl(j)umɪnət/ noun 1
forms 7

verb8

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To shine light on something.
- Nero illuminated his gardens with live Christians soaked in tar, and we were now treated to a similar spectacle, probably for the first time since his day, only happily our lamps were not living ones. — 1886
To be exposed to light.
To direct a radar beam toward.
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(figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
- The situation, as it was, made it more difficult for him to leave. Yet it illuminated the very reasons why he had to go. — 1986
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To glow; to light up.
- Red diode in button illuminates when camera runs at speed set in five-digit speed selector. — 1994
To decorate something with lights.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
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(figurative) To make spectacular.
- Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down. — 2012

illuminate

/ɪˈl(j)umɪnət/

adjective3

(figurative) Enlightened spiritually, divinely taught or inspired; in technical use, converted, baptized.
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(no longer used) Enlightened, illuminated, made bright.
- February 28 1630, Joseph Hall, The Hypocrite do ye see an illuminate elder of the anabaptists rapt in divine ecstasies?
(no longer used) Learned, erudite.

noun1

Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

forms

illuminated · illuminating · illuminates · illuminateth · illuminatest · more illuminate · most illuminate

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