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- Dictionaryil·lu·mi·nate/iˈlo͞oməˌnāt/
verb
- 1. make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up: "a flash of lightning illuminated the house" Similar Opposite
- 2. help to clarify or explain: "placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance" Similar Opposite
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to light something and make it brighter: The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. full of light so you can see. light I'll wait until it's light outside before I go for a jog. bright It was quite bright in the examination room. sunny The baby's nursery was bright and sunny.
The meaning of ILLUMINATE is to supply or brighten with light. How to use illuminate in a sentence.
Other forms: illuminated; illuminating; illuminates. To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
Definition of illuminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to shine lights on something: 2. to explain something clearly or make it easier to understand. Learn more.
Illuminate Definition. ĭ-lo͝omə-nāt. illuminated, illuminates, illuminating. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. illuminated, illuminates, illuminating. To give light to; light up. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To brighten; animate. Webster's New World.
illuminate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English il‧lu‧mi‧nate /ɪˈluːməneɪt, ɪˈljuː- $ ɪˈluː-/ (also illumine) verb [ transitive] 1 to make a light shine on something, or to fill a place with light A single candle illuminated his face.
