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- pronunciation:
- ih
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neIt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
illuminates, illuminating, illuminated |
| definition 1: |
When something illuminates another thing, it makes it bright with light. If a person illuminates something, they shine light on it.
Bright lights illuminate the stadium at night.The light of the full moon illuminated the meadow.The police officers illuminated the dark tunnel with their flashlights.- synonyms:
- light
- antonyms:
- darken
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| definition 2: |
When something illuminates another thing, it makes it easier to understand.
The pictures in the book illuminate what the words are saying.- synonyms:
- illustrate
- similar words:
- account, explain, expose, reveal, uncover
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| definition 3: |
When a thing or person illuminates you, they inform you. They give you some knowledge that you didn't have before.
Newspapers illuminate people with regard to events happening in the world and in their town.- synonyms:
- educate, inform
- similar words:
- advise, awaken, inspire, school
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| related words: |
color |
| derivations: |
illuminable (adj.), illuminative (adj.), illuminatingly (adv.), illuminator (n.) |
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