illuminated

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

illuminated - provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell" lit, well-lighted, lighted light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"