Hypertext Webster Gateway: "illuminate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i.
To light up in token or rejoicing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.]
Enlightened. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n.
One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light
and knowledge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See {Luminous}, and cf. {Illume}, {Illumine},
{Enlimn}, {Limn}.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. 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.
4. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
illuminate
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could
you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed
light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise},
{straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {elucidate}]
[ant: {confuse}]
3: paint, as of medieval manuscripts
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