To illuminate is to light up with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen.
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
Verb
make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Verb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Verb
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
v. t.
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with
light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
v. t.
To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as
a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
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.
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.
v. i.
To light up in token or rejoicing.
a.
Enlightened.
n.
One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary
light and knowledge.
Illuminate
Illuminate
Illuminate
Illuminate
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
Enlightened.
One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
Usage Examples
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others.
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Other Usage ExamplesTo most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed.
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.