Definition of illuminate

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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..

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Illumination :: Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript..
Illuminable :: Illuminable (a.) Capable of being illuminated.
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect..
Illumine :: Illumine (v. t.) To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Illumination :: Illumination (n.) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated..
Reflex :: Reflex (n.) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Gloomy :: Gloomy (superl.) Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy..
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..
Luminate :: Luminate (v. t.) To illuminate.
Light :: Light (n.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; -- opposed to shade. Cf. Chiaroscuro.
Enlighten :: Enlighten (v. t.) To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth..
Shade :: Shade (n.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above..
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..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.
Illuminator :: Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..
Wane :: Wane (n.) The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
Lighty :: Lighty (a.) Illuminated.
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