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单词 illumes
释义

illume

verb

il·​lume i-ˈlüm How to pronounce illume (audio)
illumed; illuming

transitive verb

: illuminate

Synonyms

  • edify
  • educate
  • enlighten
  • illuminate
  • illumine
  • inspire
  • nurture
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Example Sentences

a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, “through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

illumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of illume
1
as in inspires
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, "through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inspires
  • illumines
  • educates
  • transforms
  • illuminates
  • enriches
  • enlightens
  • nurtures
  • uplifts
  • edifies
  • ennobles
  • transfigures
  • lifts
  • improves
  • ensouls
  • elevates
  • exalts
  • betters
  • regenerates
  • renews
  • glorifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confuses
  • obscures
  • perplexes
  • darkens
  • clouds
  • beclouds
  • puzzles
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2
as in illumines
to supply with light during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • illumines
  • illuminates
  • lights
  • brightens
  • irradiates
  • lightens
  • beacons
  • bathes
  • beams
  • gleams
  • shines
  • glows
  • emblazes
  • highlights
  • glistens
  • haloes
  • radiates
  • ignites
  • spotlights
  • dazzles
  • blinds
  • kindles
  • flames
  • floodlights
  • glitters
  • dazes
  • glares
  • incinerates
  • beats (down)
  • blazes
  • enhaloes
  • bedazzles
  • burns
  • fires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • darkens
  • blackens
  • dims
  • obscures
  • obfuscates
  • dulls
  • shrouds
  • veils
  • covers
  • extinguishes
  • quenches
  • douses
  • snuffs (out)
  • puts out
  • dowses
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