Definition of illuminate

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Illuminate (v. t.) To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty..

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Illuminated :: Illuminated (imp. & p. p.) of Illuminat.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages..
Wane :: Wane (v. i.) To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.
Full :: Full (v. i.) To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..
Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..
Luminate :: Luminate (v. t.) To illuminate.
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
Full-orbed :: Full-orbed (a.) Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like the full moon.
Luminous :: Luminous (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous..
Illuminator :: Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..
Illumination :: Illumination (n.) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated..
Illumine :: Illumine (v. t.) To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Rayless :: Rayless (a.) Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes..
Light :: Light (n.) To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript..
Terminator :: Terminator (n.) The dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.
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