Definition of illuminate

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Illuminate (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..

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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..
Enlightener :: Enlightener (n.) One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind..
Wane :: Wane (v. i.) To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon..
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (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..
Enlighten :: Enlighten (v. t.) To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth..
Irradiate :: Irradiate (v. t.) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind..
Illuminable :: Illuminable (a.) Capable of being illuminated.
Irradiate :: Irradiate (a.) Illuminated; irradiated.
Penumbrala :: Penumbrala () Of or pertaining to a penumbra; resembling a penumbra; partially illuminated.
Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript..
Illumination :: Illumination (n.) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated..
Belight :: Belight (v. t.) To illuminate.
Reflex :: Reflex (n.) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Illumine :: Illumine (v. t.) To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
Luminate :: Luminate (v. t.) To illuminate.
Illuminer :: Illuminer (n.) One who, or that which, illuminates..
Light :: Light (n.) To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
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