illumine
verb/ɪˈluːmɪn/
/ɪˈluːmɪn/
(literary) (also more frequent illuminate)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they illumine | /ɪˈluːmɪn/ /ɪˈluːmɪn/ |
| he / she / it illumines | /ɪˈluːmɪnz/ /ɪˈluːmɪnz/ |
| past simple illumined | /ɪˈluːmɪnd/ /ɪˈluːmɪnd/ |
| past participle illumined | /ɪˈluːmɪnd/ /ɪˈluːmɪnd/ |
| -ing form illumining | /ɪˈluːmɪnɪŋ/ /ɪˈluːmɪnɪŋ/ |
- illumine something to shine light on or in something
- The moon's rays illumined the darkness.
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- illumine something to make something clearer or easier to understand
- In his book, Lewis illumines key aspects of this question.
- illumine something to make a person’s face, etc. seem bright and excited
- A strange radiance illumined her face.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French illuminer, from Latin illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.
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