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illumine

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il·lu·mine  (-lmn)
tr.v. il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing, il·lu·mines
To give light to; illuminate.
[Middle English illuminen, from Old French illuminer, from Latin illminre, to illuminate; see illuminate.]
il·lumin·a·ble adj.
illumine [ɪˈluːmɪn]
vb
a literary word for illuminate
[from Latin illūmināre to make light; see illuminate]
illuminable  adj
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Verb1.illumine - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
illume, illuminate, 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
Translations
illumine
vt (liter fig) → erhellen


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Their office is to illumine and enkindle -- My duty, to be saved by their bright light, And purified in their electric fire, And sanctified in their elysian fire.
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To-day, however, we are going to defend him before the jury, and we are going to bring to the witness stand a light that will illumine the whole mystery of the Glandier.
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Turning to look behind him, he could see sheets of orange light illumine the shadowy distance.
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