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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Belight :: Belight (v. t.) To illuminate.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Illume :: Illume (v. t.) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim..
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge..
Illuminator :: Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..
Illuminant :: Illuminant (n.) That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants..
Irradiate :: Irradiate (a.) Illuminated; irradiated.
Enlighten :: Enlighten (v. t.) To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth..
Lighty :: Lighty (a.) Illuminated.
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
Enlightener :: Enlightener (n.) One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind..
Rayless :: Rayless (a.) Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes..
Twilight :: Twilight (a.) Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript..
Irradiate :: Irradiate (v. t.) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind..
Reflex :: Reflex (n.) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Light :: Light (n.) To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
Luminous :: Luminous (a.) Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous..
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..
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