From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See {Luminous}, and cf. {Illume}, {Illumine},
{Enlimn}, {Limn}.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
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2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
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3. 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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4. 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i.
To light up in token or rejoicing.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.]
Enlightened. --Bp. Hall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n.
One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary
light and knowledge.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illuminate
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up},
{illuminate}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on},
{crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate},
{elucidate}]
3: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
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