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illuminate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out |
| Type of | clear up, clarify, elucidate |
| Derivation | illumination |
illuminate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | illume, illumine, light, light up |
| Type of | lighten up, lighten |
| Has types | spotlight, floodlight |
| Derivation | illuminant, illumination |
Examples of illuminate
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Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Seldom have I read a biography which so utterly fails to illuminate its subject.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Harsh neon lights illuminate a scene you won't find on Budapest's tourist trail.
From the economist.com
Though essentially dead upon arrival, the bill helps to illuminate Paul's views.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Lightning bugs not yet mature enough to illuminate danced on a northeast breeze.
From the time.com
Language is supposed to illuminate meaning, but it doesn't always work that way.
From the forbes.com
It is just the beginning of massive changes in the way we illuminate our homes.
From the sacbee.com
It promises to be one of those moments in time that illuminate a national debate.
From the stltoday.com
Thousands of colored lights dot the float and illuminate the square at nightfall.
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- Light: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
- Clear: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
- Add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- (illuminated) provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
- (illuminating) enlightening: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"
- (illumination) light: a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
- Illuminate is a successful German Gothic music band formed in 1993 by Johannes Berthold.
- Illuminate is the fourth album from U.S. trip hop and electronica group Karmacoda, released in March 2007.
- Illuminate is the second studio album by Lydia. It was released on March 18, 2008, and re-released on October 21, 2008 on Low Altitude Records.
