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单词 illumine
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illuminev.

Brit. /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪn/, U.S. /ᵻˈlumən/
Forms: Also Middle English–1500s illumyne, yll-, 1700s illumin.
Etymology: < French illuminer (12–13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin illūmināre.
= illuminate v.
1.
a. transitive. To light up, shed light upon; to shine upon or into; to light up in token of rejoicing or honour.
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the world > matter > light > illumination > illuminate [verb (transitive)]
onlighteOE
enlightOE
alemeOE
alightOE
lightOE
belighta1200
lightena1382
clear1382
alightenc1384
lumine1387
clarify1398
shine1398
shed1412
beamc1430
enlymec1440
illumine1447
enlumine1481
illustre1490
enclear1509
elumine1532
illuminate1535
unshadow1550
illightena1555
allumine1570
eluminate1580
unnight1594
enlighten1595
to strike up1598
illume1604
luminate1623
illustrate1625
unbenight1629
emblaze1637
burn1712
alluminate1726
lamp1808
enkindle1870
1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 22 A ful greth lyht Illumyned sodeynly that derk presoun.
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 228 Thair speris, thair pennownys, & thar scheldis Of licht Illumynit all the feldis.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 164 Illumynit our with orient skyis brycht.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 666 The sudden blaze Far round illumin'd hell. View more context for this quotation
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 375 Clouds..illumined by the sun.
1852 Ld. Tennyson Ode Wellington viii When the long-illumined cities flame Their ever-loyal iron leader's fame.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxvii. 202 The Aiguille and Dôme were most singularly illumined.
figurative.1568 in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 322 Jesus the sterne of most bewte In the is rissin..Fro dirknes to illumyne the.1856 Sat. Rev. 2 465/2 Casual expressions..illumine hidden depths in the man's heart and character.
b. To give light or sight to (the eyes).
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > give sight to [verb (transitive)]
enlightenc1384
enlumine1495
illumine1548
illuminatea1576
insight1577
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxxviiiv When god had illumined the eies of the kyng.
1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Dii Who ilumineth mine eyes to see my saluation.
c. intransitive. To become light or bright; to be illuminated.
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the world > matter > light > illumination > be or become illuminated [verb (intransitive)]
illumine?a1513
illuminate1706
lighten1906
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 163 All the hous illumynit of hir lemys.
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 167 All the land illumynit of the licht.
1773 J. Ross Fratricide (MS) iv. 598 The clouds up-rise, and Heav'n's dark hemisphere Illumines as they pass.
1801 A. Seward Lett. (1811) V. 395 Our city illumines tomorrow.
2. To enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire. (The earliest sense in English.)
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > inspire [verb (transitive)]
inblowc975
inspirea1340
illuminec1340
enlightenc1384
reveal?a1425
aspire1532
illuminatea1538
clarify1631
society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > convert [verb (transitive)]
turnc1175
convert1340
illuminec1340
convertise1483
revolt1560
salvationize1927
c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 14 When the resone..es illuminede with grace for to be-halde Godde and gastely thynges.
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Heb. vi. 4 Hem that oonys ben illumyned [L. illuminati].
1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xiv. 336 Good lord, ye created & made our fader Adam..and yllumyned him with the grace of the holi gost.
1554 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xvii. 43 Which faith is..wrought by the H. Ghost..Where through..the mind is illumined.
18.. I. Williams Disposer Supreme (hymn) The lights thou hast kindled In darkness around, O may they illumine Our spirits within.
3. To enlighten mentally or intellectually. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > enlightenment > enlighten [verb (transitive)]
to open a person's eyeslOE
clear1399
illumine?1499
illustrate1526
illightena1555
illuminate?1566
unblind1598
irradiate1628
unblindfold1643
to know (also learn, show, teach, tell) (a person) a thing or two1760
illumea1764
enlighten1811
?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Aij Ignoraunce full soone dyde me dyscure And shewed that in this arte was not sure For to Illumyne she sayde I was to dulle.
c1532 Remedie of Love xxx O ye muses nine Whilom ye were wont to be mine aide & light, My penne to direct, my braine to illumine.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 23 What in me is dark Illumine . View more context for this quotation
1784 De Lolme's Eng. Const. Life, Whose labours delighted and illumined mankind.
1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia II. ii. vi. 220 This benighted mind, only illumined by a kind of miserable astuteness.
4. To brighten as with light, to make radiant.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > invest with splendour > make radiant
illumine1508
illuminatea1616
irradiate1651
1508 W. Dunbar Goldyn Targe (Chepman & Myllar) in Poems (1998) I. 192 Thy fresch anamalit termes celicall This mater coud illumynit haue full brycht.
1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. Diij And as the bright sunne glorifies the skie: So is her face illumind with her eye. View more context for this quotation
1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 28 Like a happy lover Who illumines life with dreaming!
1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 34 Delight their faces illumines.
5. To illuminate (manuscripts, etc.); also figurative.
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society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > decorate [verb (transitive)] > illuminate
enluminec1366
lumine1387
limn14..
flourishc1440
enlimn1453
miniate1670
illuminate1706
miniature1716
illumine1717
alluminate1726
1717 A. Pope Corr. (1956) I. 441 She..had his Sonnets curiously copied out and illumind with letters of gold.
1738 A. Pope One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Eight Dialogue II 9 To Cato, Virgil pay'd one honest line; O let my Country's Friends illumin mine!

Derivatives

iˈllumined adj.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [adjective]
inspiredc1450
illumined1526
godly-wise1532
revealed1533
illuminate1563
enthusiast1578
lightsome1587
enthusiastical1588
entheate1603
enthusiac1603
enthusiastic1603
illuminated1606
illightened1609
enthean1612
theopneust1647
illuminative1649
entheous1682
revelational1693
entheal1736
entheastic1804
theopneustic1838
theophanic1884
inspirational1888
theophanous1909
Beatrician1943
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Aii The sentences of illumined doctours, concernyng perfeccion.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Sect of Illumined was revived in France in the Year 1634..; but they were so hotly pursued by Louis XIII. that they were soon destroyed. The Brothers of the Rosy-Cross are also called Illumined.
1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 55 We procured a bucket full of the illumined sea-water.
iˈllumining n. and adj. literal and figurative
ΚΠ
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. iv. 6 To the illumynynge of the Science of the Cleernesse of God.
1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 87 The third subsistence of Divine Infinitude, illumining Spirit.
1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 426 Another illumining of the Holy Spirit came for the benefit of those who received the prophecy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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