Verb: illuminate i'loo-mu,neyt
- Introduce light into
"The rising sun illuminated the valley";
- light, illume [archaic], illumine, light up
- Make clear or more understandable; remove confusion or ambiguity
"The diagram illuminated the process";
- clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise [Brit], crystalize [US, rare], straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate
- Add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
"Monks illuminated the pages of ancient texts"
Derived forms: illuminates, illuminating, illuminated
Type of: adorn, beautify, clarify, clear up, decorate, elucidate, embellish, fancify, grace, lighten, lighten up, ornament
Encyclopedia: Illuminate