illuminate

English Dictionary -> Letter I -> illuminate

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illuminate Definition

• (v) make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
• (v) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
• (v) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

illuminate Synonyms

• clear
• clear up
• crystalise
• crystalize
• crystallise
• crystallize
• elucidate
• enlighten
• illume
• illuminate
• illumine
• light
• light up
• shed light on
• sort out
• straighten out