Illuminate
11illuminate — index clarify, comment, construe (translate), delineate, demonstrate (establish), depict, describe …
12illuminate — (v.) c.1500, to light up, shine on, a back formation from illumination, or else from L. illuminatus, pp. of illuminare (see ILLUMINATION (Cf. illumination)). Earlier was enlumyen (late 14c.) decorate written material with gold, silver, bright… …
13illuminate — [i lo͞o′mə nāt΄] vt. illuminated, illuminating [< L illuminatus, pp. of illuminare, to light up < in , in + luminare, to light < lumen (gen. luminis), a light < IE * leuksmen < base * leuk : see ILLUSTRATE] 1. a) to give light to;… …
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15illuminate — verb 1 give light to sth ADVERB ▪ brightly, brilliantly, clearly ▪ fully ▪ With the room fully illuminated, they students were able to see what they were doing. ▪ beautifully …
16illuminate — [[t]ɪlu͟ːmɪneɪt[/t]] illuminates, illuminating, illuminated 1) VERB To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible. [FORMAL] [V n] No streetlights illuminated the street... [V n] The black sky was… …
17illuminate — UK [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt] / US [ɪˈlumɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms illuminate : present tense I/you/we/they illuminate he/she/it illuminates present participle illuminating past tense illuminated past participle illuminated formal 1) a) to make a… …
18illuminate — [16] Etymologically, illuminate is a parallel construction to enlighten. It was formed in the late Latin period from the prefix in and lūmen ‘light’ (source of English luminous). The past participle of the resulting illumināre gave English… …
19illuminate — [16] Etymologically, illuminate is a parallel construction to enlighten. It was formed in the late Latin period from the prefix in and lūmen ‘light’ (source of English luminous). The past participle of the resulting illumināre gave English… …
20illuminate — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. archaic brightened with light 2. archaic intellectually or spiritually enlightened II. transitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin illuminatus, past participle of …
