Hypertext Webster Gateway: "illuminated"

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)

illuminated
adj : provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising";
"looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit
room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" [syn: {lighted}, {lit},
{well-lighted}]


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