Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To shine light on something.

    beleuchten, erhellen

    освеща́тьosveščátʹ, освети́тьosvetítʹ

    осві́тлюватиosvítljuvaty, освітли́тиosvitlýty

    introduce light into

  2. (transitive)To decorate something with lights.

    illuminieren

    подсвети́тьpodsvetítʹ

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To clarify or make something understandable.

    разъясня́тьrazʺjasnjátʹ, разъясни́тьrazʺjasnítʹ, просвети́тьprosvetítʹ

    осві́тлюватиosvítljuvaty, освітли́тиosvitlýty

  4. (transitive)To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.

    illuminieren

  5. (figuratively, transitive)To make spectacular.

    make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

  6. (intransitive)To glow; to light up.

  7. (intransitive)To be exposed to light.

  8. (transitive)To direct a radar beam toward.

Examples

72 sentences
  1. The full moon illuminated the garden.

    ruПолная луна освещала сад.

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  2. The room was illuminated with red lights.

    deDas Zimmer wurde mit roten Lampen ausgeleuchtet.

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  3. Their comments were illuminating.

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  4. The spotlights illuminated the path.

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  5. Fluorescent lights illuminated the area.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to shine light on something:
Русский
By meaning 3
to shine light on something:
to decorate something with lights:
to clarify or make something understandable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to shine light on something:
to decorate something with lights:

Origin

From Middle English illuminaten, borrowed from Latin illūminātus, perfect passive particip

From Middle English illuminaten, borrowed from Latin illūminātus, perfect passive participle of illūminō (“lighten, light up, show off”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from in + lūminō (“light up”), from lūmen (“light”). Cognate with Old English lȳman (“to glow, shine”). More at leam.

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Forms

illuminates, illuminating, illuminated, illuminated
Base formilluminate · to illuminate
3rd person singularilluminates
Present participleilluminating
Past simpleilluminated
Past participleilluminated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyilluminate
he, she, itilluminates

Past simpleLesson

all personsilluminated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave illuminated
he, she, ithas illuminated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill illuminate

Synonyms

32 synonyms
decorate the page of a manuscript book:illustrateB2
to glow; to light up:gleamB2
shine light on something:belight
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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