illumine

[ ih-loo-min ]

/ ɪˈlu mɪn /

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verb (used with or without object), il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing.

to illuminate.

Origin of illumine

1300–50; Middle English illuminen<Latin illūmināre to light up, equivalent to il-il-¹ + lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM illumine

il·lu·mi·na·ble, adjectiveself-il·lu·mined, adjective

Words nearby illumine

illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., ill-use, illusion

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Example sentences from the Web for illumine

Their first move was to illumine the scene with a huge bonfire.
Raftmates|Kirk Munroe
The fire, though warm and glowing still, has burned to a dull red, and no bright flames flash up to illumine the gloom.
Faith and Unfaith|Duchess
What, then, did that book mean when it spoke of transcendent loves which illumine one's existence?
A Love Episode|Emile Zola
I had the light that I was looking for, although it did not illumine my problem, but was what I had supposed it would be.
The Clammer and the Submarine|William John Hopkins

A faint light shone out; so feebly as to illumine little more than the stairs at our feet.
A Gentleman of France|Stanley Weyman

British Dictionary definitions for illumine

illumine

/ (ɪˈluːmɪn) /

verb

a literary word for illuminate

Derived forms of illumine

illuminable, adjective

Word Origin for illumine

C14: from Latin illūmināre to make light; see illuminate

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单词	illumine
释义	illumine [ ih-loo-min ] / ɪˈlu mɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR illumine ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing. to illuminate. Origin of illumine 1300–50; Middle English illuminen<Latin illūmināre to light up, equivalent to il-il-¹ + lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix OTHER WORDS FROM illumine il·lu·mi·na·ble, adjectiveself-il·lu·mined, adjective Words nearby illumine illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., ill-use, illusion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for illumine Their first move was to illumine the scene with a huge bonfire. Raftmates\|Kirk Munroe The fire, though warm and glowing still, has burned to a dull red, and no bright flames flash up to illumine the gloom. Faith and Unfaith\|Duchess What, then, did that book mean when it spoke of transcendent loves which illumine one's existence? A Love Episode\|Emile Zola I had the light that I was looking for, although it did not illumine my problem, but was what I had supposed it would be. The Clammer and the Submarine\|William John Hopkins A faint light shone out; so feebly as to illumine little more than the stairs at our feet. A Gentleman of France\|Stanley Weyman British Dictionary definitions for illumine illumine / (ɪˈluːmɪn) / verb a literary word for illuminate Derived forms of illumine illuminable, adjective Word Origin for illumine C14: from Latin illūmināre to make light; see illuminate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to illumine light, irradiate, illuminate, brighten, clarify, interpret, elucidate
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illumine

verb (used with or without object), il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing.

Origin of illumine

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British Dictionary definitions for illumine

verb

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