Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To illuminate.

Origin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin luminātus, perfect passive participle of lumin

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin luminātus, perfect passive participle of luminō (“to illuminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lumen (“light”). See limn.

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Forms

luminates, luminating, luminated, luminated

regular · Lesson

Base formluminate · to luminate
3rd person singularluminates
Present participleluminating
Past simpleluminated
Past participleluminated

Tenses

luminate · luminated · will luminate · have luminated

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyluminate
he, she, itluminates

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill luminate

Past simpleLesson

all personsluminated

Word family

2 related words
Deriveddeluminatelumination

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lumberlumberjackluminaryluminouslummoxlump

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