Definition of illuminate

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Illuminate (v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten..

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Illuminated :: Illuminated (imp. & p. p.) of Illuminat.
Belight :: Belight (v. t.) To illuminate.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
Illuminate :: 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..
Wane :: Wane (n.) The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
Illumine :: Illumine (v. t.) To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Penumbrala :: Penumbrala () Of or pertaining to a penumbra; resembling a penumbra; partially illuminated.
Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Illumination :: Illumination (n.) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
Twilight :: Twilight (a.) Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
Radiate :: Radiate (v. t.) To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.
Spectrum :: Spectrum (n.) A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also ocular spectrum..
Irradiate :: Irradiate (v. t.) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect..
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge..
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript..
Terminator :: Terminator (n.) The dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon.
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