B1verb · transitive · rare

illuminate

illuminate · illuminates · illuminated · illuminating

освітлювати, освітлити

освещать, осветить, разъяснить, разъяснять

beleuchten, illuminieren, erhellen

To shine light on somethingTo shine light on something.

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/ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/

» The full moon illuminated the garden.

Полная луна освещала сад.

Полная луна озаряла сад.

Meaning

8 senses

(transitive)To shine light on something.
beleuchten, erhellen
освеща́тьosveščátʹ, освети́тьosvetítʹ
осві́тлюватиosvítljuvaty, освітли́тиosvitlýty
introduce light into
(transitive)To decorate something with lights.
illuminieren
подсвети́тьpodsvetítʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To clarify or make something understandable.
разъясня́тьrazʺjasnjátʹ, разъясни́тьrazʺjasnítʹ, просвети́тьprosvetítʹ
осві́тлюватиosvítljuvaty, освітли́тиosvitlýty
(transitive)To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
illuminieren
(figuratively, transitive)To make spectacular.
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
(intransitive)To glow; to light up.
(intransitive)To be exposed to light.
(transitive)To direct a radar beam toward.

Examples

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The full moon illuminated the garden.
ruПолная луна освещала сад.
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The room was illuminated with red lights.
deDas Zimmer wurde mit roten Lampen ausgeleuchtet.
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Their comments were illuminating.
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The spotlights illuminated the path.
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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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