Definition of illuminates Illuminates

/ɪluˈmʌnejˌts/ - [ilumuneyts] -

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illuminates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of illuminate (infinitive).
illuminates, noun, plural of illuminate.

Verb illuminates, illuminating, illuminated
illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
		grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
		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"
		miniate, rubricate decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
illuminate - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
		light, illume, illumine, light up
		lighten up, lighten become lighter; "The room lightened up"
		floodlight illuminate with floodlights
		spotlight illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
illuminate - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
		clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate
		clarify, elucidate, clear up make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

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illuminate (Noun)
Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
illuminate (Verb)
To shine light on something.
illuminate (Verb)
To decorate something with lights.
illuminate (Verb)
To clarify or make something understandable.
illuminate (Verb)
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
illuminate (Verb)
To make spectacular.
illuminate (Verb)
To glow.
illuminate (Verb)
To be exposed to light.
illuminate (Adjective)
enlightened.

illuminate (v. t.)
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
illuminate (v. t.)
To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
illuminate (v. t.)
To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
illuminate (v. t.)
To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
illuminate (v. i.)
To light up in token or rejoicing.
illuminate (a.)
Enlightened.
illuminate (n.)
One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.

illuminate
il-lū′min-āt, v.t. to light up: to enlighten: to illustrate: to adorn with ornamental lettering or illustrations.—adj. enlightened.—adj. Illū′minable, that may be illuminated.—adj. and n. Illū′minant.—n.pl. Illuminā′tī, the enlightened, a name given to various sects, and especially to a society of German Freethinkers at the end of the 18th century.—n. Illuminā′tion, act of giving light: that which gives light: splendour: brightness: a display of lights: adorning of books with coloured lettering or illustrations: (B.) enlightening influence, inspiration.—adj. Illū′minative, tending to give light: illustrative or explanatory.—n. Illū′minator, one who illuminates, esp. one who is employed in adorning books with coloured letters and illustrations.—vs.t. Illū′mine, Illū′me, to make luminous or bright: to enlighten: to adorn.—ns. Illū′miner, an illuminator; Illū′minism.—adj. Illum′inous, bright. [L. illumināre, -ātum—in, in, upon, lumināre, to cast light—lumen (=lucimen)—lucēre, to shine, light.]

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illuminate, verb, present, 1st person singular of illuminate (infinitive).
illuminate, verb (infinitive).
illuminate, noun, singular of illuminates.