illuminateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/us/ɪˈluː.mə.neɪt/formalto light something and make it brighter:
The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights.
to explain and show more clearly something that is difficult to understand:
an article which illuminates the issues at stake
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Giving out light
- alight
- blink
- brighten
- burn
- burnish
- cast
- catch
- dazzle
- flicker
- gild
- glance
- glitter
- glow
- light
- redshift
- reflected ray
- shimmer
- sparkly
- strobe
- UV
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