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English verb: illuminate | |||
| 1. | illuminate (change) make lighter or brighter | ||
| Samples | This lamp lightens the room a bit. | ||
| Synonyms | illume, illumine, light, light up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lighten, lighten up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | floodlight, spotlight | ||
| 2. | illuminate (cognition) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||
| Samples | Could you clarify these remarks?. Clear up the question of who is at fault. | ||
| Synonyms | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||
| 3. | illuminate (creation) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | miniate, rubricate | ||
| Entail | paint | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
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