illuminate

il·lu·mi·nate  (-lm-nt)

v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates

v.tr.

1. To provide or brighten with light.

2. To decorate or hang with lights.

3. To make understandable; clarify: "Cleverly made attacks can . . . serve to illuminate important differences between candidates" (New Republic).

4. To enlighten intellectually or spiritually; enable to understand.

5. To endow with fame or splendor; celebrate.

6. To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.

7. To expose to or reveal by radiation.

v.intr.

1. To become lighted; glow.

2. To provide intellectual or spiritual enlightenment and understanding: "Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate, you're on a slippery slope" (Bill Moyers).

3. To be exposed to or revealed by radiation.

n. (-nt)

One who has or professes to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

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[Middle English illuminaten, from Latin illminre, illmint- : in-, in; see in-² + lminre, to light up (from lmen, lmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots).]

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il·lumi·nating·ly adv.

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illuminate

Verb

[-nating, -nated]

1. to light up

2. to make easily understood; explain: the report obscures rather than illuminates the most relevant facts

3. to decorate with lights

4. to decorate (an initial letter or manuscript) with designs of gold, silver, or bright colours [Latin illuminare to light up]

illuminating adj
illuminative adj

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	illuminate - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" illume, illumine, light, light up lighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up" floodlight - illuminate with floodlights spotlight - 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, clear clarify, 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"

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illuminate

verb 1. light up, light, brighten, irradiate, illumine (literary) << OPPOSITE darken

verb 2. explain, interpret, make clear, clarify, clear up, enlighten, shed light on, elucidate, explicate, give insight into << OPPOSITE obscure

verb 3. decorate, illustrate, adorn, ornament

Translations

illuminate [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt] vt [+ room, street] → iluminar, alumbrar [+ subject]; aclarar;

illuminated sign → letrero luminoso

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illuminate [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt] vt [+ room, street] → éclairer;

(for special effect) → illuminer;

illuminated sign → enseigne lumineuse

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illuminate [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt] vt → beleuchten

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illuminate [ɪˈluːmɪneɪt] vt → illuminare;

illuminated sign → insegna luminosa

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illuminate

v illuminate [iˈluːmineit]

to light up The gardens were illuminated by rows of lamps. verlig, belig يُضيء بالأنْوار осветявам osvětlit oplyse; belyse erleuchten φωτίζω, φωταγωγώ iluminar valgustama روشن کردن valaista illuminer לְהָאִיר प्रकाशयुक्त करना obasjati megvilágít; kivilágít menerangi lÿsa; uppljóma illuminare 照らす 조명하다 apšviesti, iliuminuoti apgaismot; izskaidrot menerangi verlichten belyse, lyse opp oświetlić iluminar a ilu­mina освещать osvetliť razsvetliti osvetliti upplysa, illuminera ตกแต่งด้วยดวงไฟ aydınlatmak 照亮 освітлювати منور کرنا thắp sáng 照亮

adj ilˈluminated

(of a manuscript) decorated with ornamental lettering or illustrations. geïllumineerd مُزَخْرَف цветниинициали/илючстрации за ръкопис iluminovaný udsmykket illuminiert διακοσμημένος ilustrado kaunistatud تزیین شده؛ تذهیب شده koristeltu enluminé מְעוּטַר प्रकाशमान ukrašen ornamentima színes iniciálékkal díszített gambar skreyttur miniato 彩飾された (사본이) 채식(彩飾)된 iliustruotas izrotāts ar krāsainiem zīmējumiem (par manuskriptu) warna-warni verlucht illuminert iluminowany com iluminuras cu aluminuri украшенный iluminovaný okrašen z vinjetami osvetljen illuminerad, dekorerad ตกแต่ง süslenmiş 加了裝飾的 освітлений منور được tô màu rực rỡ 加了灯饰的

adj ilˈluminating

helping to make something clear an illuminating discussion. insiggewend مُنير، مُساعِد على التوضيح осветителен poučný; názorný oplysende; tankevækkende aufschlußreich διαφωτιστικός aclaratorio, esclarecedor; instructivo selgust toov روشن کننده valaiseva éclairant מְבַאֵר व्याख्यात्मक poučan tanulságos menjernihkan upplÿsandi illuminante 明らかにする 계몽적인 padedantis išsiaiškinti izskaidrojošs; apgaismojošs menjernihkan verhelderend instruktiv, opplysende pouczający esclarecedor lămu­­ritor поучительный poučný poučen prosvetljujući upplysande ชี้แจง aydınlatıcı 有啟發性的 освітлювальний; роз'яснювальний واضح کرنا làm sáng tỏ 有启发性的

n ilˌlumiˈnation

1 the act of illuminating. verligting إضاءَه، إنارَه ، إسْتِنارَه озаряване osvětlení; iluminace belysning die Erleuchtung φωτισμός, φωταγώγηση, διακόσμηση χειρογράφου iluminación valgustus روشن سازی valaistus, koristelu illumination; enluminure תְאוּרָה प्रकाश व्यवस्था osvjetljavanje, iluminacija (meg)világítás penerangan upplÿsing; útskÿring illuminazione 照明 조명 apšvietimas, paaiškinimas apgaismošana menerangi verlichting belysning; forklaring oświetlenie iluminação iluminaţie, iluminat освещение osvetlenie, iluminácia okrasitev osvetljavanje upplysning, illuminering การทำให้ส่องสว่าง aydınlatma 照明 освітлення روشن کرنے کا عمل sự chiếu sáng 照明

2 (in plural) the decorative lights in a town etc Go to Blackpool and see the illuminations. beligting تَزيين بالأضْواء، زَخْرَفَه илюминация slavnostní osvětlení neonlys etc die Beleuchtung φωταψίες (πληθ.) alumbrado illuminatsioon چراغانی valaistuskoristelu illumination(s) תְּאוּרַת רְחוֹב צִבעוֹנִית चिरागां osvjetljenje kivilágítás lampu hias ljósaskreyting(ar) illuminazione イルミネーション 전광 장식 iliuminacijos iluminācija menghias dengan lampu illuminatie lysreklame dekoracje świetlne iluminação (sistem de) iluminare иллюминация slávnostné osvetlenie razsvetljava osvetljenje belysning, ljus, lampor การให้แสงสว่าง renkli ve parlak ışıklandırma, donanma 燈飾 ілюмінація رخشندگی đèn hoa đăng 灯饰