Defenition of the word illuminate

• Defenition of the word illuminate

  • To give light to (something).
  • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
  • paint, as of medieval manuscripts
  • make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
  • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
  • add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
  • make lighter or brighter
  • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

Synonyms for the word illuminate

• • clarify
  • clear
  • clear up
  • crystallize
  • elucidate
  • enlighten
  • explain
  • illume
  • illumine
  • light
  • light up
  • make clear
  • shed light on
  • sort out
  • straighten out

Similar words in the illuminate

• • illuminate
  • illuminated
  • illuminates

Hyponyms for the word illuminate

• • floodlight
  • miniate
  • rubricate
  • spotlight

Hypernyms for the word illuminate

• • adorn
  • beautify
  • clarify
  • clear up
  • construe
  • decorate
  • elucidate
  • embellish
  • grace
  • interpret
  • lighten
  • lighten up
  • ornament

Antonyms for the word illuminate

• • blur
  • confuse
  • obscure

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