ILLUMINATE

illuminate. illuminate, to inlighten, or make plaine

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Il‐lu″mi‐nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating (?).] [[L. illuminatus, p. p. of illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine, Enlimn, Limn.]] 1. 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. 2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. 3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
4. 4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.