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I0038200 (ĭ-lo͞o′mə-nāt′)tr.v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates 1. To provide or brighten with light.2. To decorate or hang with lights.3. a. To make understandable; clarify: "Cleverly made attacks can ... serve to illuminate important differences between candidates" (New Republic).b. To enlighten intellectually or spiritually; enable to understand: "I greatly misdoubt the accuracy of this ... Can you illuminate me?" (Charles Darwin).4. To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, images, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.5. To expose to or reveal by radiation.n. (-nĭt) One who has or professes to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

[Middle English illuminaten, from Latin illūmināre, illūmināt- : in-, in; see in-² + lūmināre, to light up (from lūmen, lūmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots).]

il·lu′mi·nat′ing·ly adv.

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vb 1. (tr) to throw light in or into; light up: to illuminate a room. 2. (tr) to make easily understood; clarify 3. to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver 5. (intr) to become lighted up adj archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated n a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment [C16: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen light] ilˈluminative adj ilˈlumiˌnator n

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v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.t. 1. to supply or brighten with light; light up. 2. to make lucid; clarify. 3. to decorate with lights. 4. to enlighten. 5. to make resplendent: A smile illuminated her face. 6. to decorate (a manuscript or book) with colors and gold or silver. v.i. 7. to display lights, as in celebration. 8. to become illuminated. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin illūminātus, past participle of illūmināre=il- il-¹ + lūmināre, v. derivative of lūmen light] il•lu′mi•nat`ing•ly, adv.

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Directing radar energy at an aircraft or surface vessel sufficient to obtain radar targeting information (fire control solution).

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Past participle: illuminated
Gerund: illuminating

Imperative
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Present
I illuminate
you illuminate
he/she/it illuminates
we illuminate
you illuminate
they illuminate

Preterite
I illuminated
you illuminated
he/she/it illuminated
we illuminated
you illuminated
they illuminated

Present Continuous
I am illuminating
you are illuminating
he/she/it is illuminating
we are illuminating
you are illuminating
they are illuminating

Present Perfect
I have illuminated
you have illuminated
he/she/it has illuminated
we have illuminated
you have illuminated
they have illuminated

Past Continuous
I was illuminating
you were illuminating
he/she/it was illuminating
we were illuminating
you were illuminating
they were illuminating

Past Perfect
I had illuminated
you had illuminated
he/she/it had illuminated
we had illuminated
you had illuminated
they had illuminated

Future
I will illuminate
you will illuminate
he/she/it will illuminate
we will illuminate
you will illuminate
they will illuminate

Future Perfect
I will have illuminated
you will have illuminated
he/she/it will have illuminated
we will have illuminated
you will have illuminated
they will have illuminated

Future Continuous
I will be illuminating
you will be illuminating
he/she/it will be illuminating
we will be illuminating
you will be illuminating
they will be illuminating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been illuminating
you have been illuminating
he/she/it has been illuminating
we have been illuminating
you have been illuminating
they have been illuminating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been illuminating
you will have been illuminating
he/she/it will have been illuminating
we will have been illuminating
you will have been illuminating
they will have been illuminating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been illuminating
you had been illuminating
he/she/it had been illuminating
we had been illuminating
you had been illuminating
they had been illuminating

Conditional
I would illuminate
you would illuminate
he/she/it would illuminate
we would illuminate
you would illuminate
they would illuminate

Past Conditional
I would have illuminated
you would have illuminated
he/she/it would have illuminated
we would have illuminated
you would have illuminated
they would have illuminated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	illuminate - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"illume, illumine, light, light uplighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up"floodlight - illuminate with floodlightsspotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
	2.	illuminate - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, sort out, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, straighten out, clear up, clearclarify, clear up, elucidate - make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
	3.	illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"miniate, rubricate - decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"

illuminate

verb1. light up, light, brighten, irradiate, illumine (literary) No streetlights illuminate the street.
light up obscure, dim, overshadow, darken, black out, shade, overcast2. explain, interpret, make clear, clarify, clear up, enlighten, shed light on, elucidate, explicate, give insight into The instructors use games to illuminate the subject.
explain obscure, cloud, veil, obfuscate, befog3. decorate, illustrate, adorn, ornament medieval illuminated manuscripts

illuminate

verb1. To provide, cover, or fill with light:illume, illumine, light, lighten.2. To make clear or clearer:clarify, clear (up), elucidate, illustrate.Idiom: shed light on (or upon).3. To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:edify, enlighten, illume, illumine.

Translations

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illuminate

(iˈluːmineit) verb to light up. The gardens were illuminated by rows of lamps.照亮ilˈluminated adjective (of a manuscript) decorated with ornamental lettering or illustrations. （手稿）用鲜明图案装饰的 ilˈluminating adjective helping to make something clear. an illuminating discussion.有启发性的ilˌlumiˈnation noun1. the act of illuminating. 照明2. (in plural) the decorative lights in a town etc. Go to Blackpool and see the illuminations.灯饰

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To clarify or further explain something. I think the author's scathing description of the ball gowns really illuminates his view of upper-class life. Thank you for illuminating that point for me.

illuminate (something) with (something)

1. Literally, to use something to light up a particular place or area. Sam wants to illuminate the whole room with candles before he proposes to Jen.2. By extension, to use something to clarify or explain something else. I think the author really illuminates his view of upper-class life with his scathing description of the ball gowns.3. To adorn or embellish something, usually a text, with things like colors and designs. The author had illuminated the text with accents in gold leaf.See also: illuminate

illuminate something with something

1. Lit. to light up something with something. The lights illuminated the monument with a bright glow. The monument was illuminated with mercury vapor lamps. 2. Fig. to clarify or elucidate something with explanation. Please try to illuminate this matter with an explanation. Could you illuminate your answer with a little more detail? 3. to decorate a manuscript with pictures or designs, as done in medieval monasteries. The monks spent all their days illuminating manuscripts with pictures. No one has the patience to illuminate books with tiny designs.See also: illuminate

illuminated

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (A play on lit.) Paul is a bit illuminated. See also: illuminate

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verb light up

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verb explain

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verb decorate

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verb to provide, cover, or fill with light

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verb to make clear or clearer

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verb to enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense

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verb make lighter or brighter

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verb make free from confusion or ambiguity

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verb add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

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