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illuminate
verb
1 illuminate
Make lighter or brighter.
synonyms: illume, illumine, light, light up.
Roget 420:
shine,
glow,
glitter;
glister,
glisten;
twinkle,
gleam;
flare,
flare up;
glare,
beam,
shimmer,
glimmer,
flicker,
sparkle,
scintillate,
coruscate,
flash,
blaze;
be bright
etc.
adj.;
reflect light,
daze,
dazzle,
bedazzle,
radiate,
shoot out beams;
fulgurate.
clear up,
brighten.
lighten,
enlighten;
levin†;
light,
light up;
irradiate,
shine upon;
give out a light,
hang out a light;
cast light upon,
cast light in,
throw light upon,
throw light in,
shed light upon,
shed luster upon;
illume†,
illumine,
illuminate;
relume†,
strike a light;
kindle
etc.
(set fire to)
384.
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Roget 428:
color,
dye,
tinge,
stain,
tint,
tinct†,
paint,
wash,
ingrain,
grain,
illuminate,
emblazon,
bedizen,
imbue;
paint
etc.
(fine art)
556.
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Roget 847:
ornament,
embellish,
enrich,
decorate,
adorn,
bead,
beautify,
adonize†.
smarten,
furbish,
polish,
gild,
varnish,
whitewash,
enamel,
japan,
lacquer,
paint,
grain.
garnish,
trim,
dizen†,
bedizen,
prink†,
prank;
trick out,
fig out;
deck,
bedeck,
dight†,
bedight†,
array;
begawd†,
titivate†;
dress,
dress up;
spangle,
bespangle,
powder;
embroider,
work;
chase,
emboss,
fret,
emblazon;
illuminate;
illustrate.
become
etc.
(accord with)
23.
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Dutch: lichten, schijnen, verlichten
2 illuminate
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.
synonyms: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out ... show more.
Dutch: verstaanbaar, begrijpelijk, helder, duidelijk, verklaren, verduidelijken, onderrichten
3 illuminate
Add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts).
Dutch: verluchtigen, belichten, verlichten, illumineren
Roget 423:
illuminate
etc.
(light)
420.
Moby thesaurus: account for, adorn, affect, allegorize, apply paint, beacon, bead, bedaub, bedizen, begild, bejewel, beribbon, besmear, bespangle, betoken, better, brandish, breathe, brighten, brighten up, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, brush on paint, calcimine, clarify, clear, clear up, coat, color, complexion, construe, cover, crack, dab, dangle, daub, decipher, decorate, deep-dye, define, demonstrate, demythologize, develop, diamond, dip, disclose, display, distemper, divulge, double-dye, dramatize, dye, edify, elucidate, embellish, emblazon, embody, enact, enamel, engild, engrave, enlighten, ennoble, euhemerize, evidence, evince, exalt, exemplify, exhibit, explain, explain away, explicate, expose to view, exposit, expound, express, face, fast-dye, feather, figure, filigree, finish, fire, flag, flaunt, flood with light, floodlight, flounce, flourish, flower, fresco, garland, gem, gild, give reason for, give sign, give the meaning, give token, glaze, gloss, grain, highlight, hue, ignite, illume, illumine, illustrate, imbue, improve, incarnate, indicate, ingrain, interpret, irradiate, japan, jewel, kindle, lacquer, lay on color, light, light up, lighten, luminate, make clear, make plain, manifest, materialize, mature, mean, ornament, overshine, paint, parade, parget, perfect, perform, pigment, plume, polish, popularize, present, prime, produce, rationalize, refine, relume, relumine, represent, reveal, ribbon, roll out, set forth, shade, shadow, shed light upon, shellac, shine upon, show, show forth, show how, show the way, simplify, slop on paint, smear, solve, spangle, spell out, spotlight, stain, stipple, throw light upon, tinct, tincture, tinge, tinsel, tint, token, tone, trot out, undercoat, unfold, unlock, unravel, uplift, varnish, wash, wave, whitewash, wreathe ... show more.
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