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Illuminate
Il-lu′mi-nate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Illuminated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Illuminating
.] 1.
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2.
To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
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.
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 dutyIl-lu′mi-nate
,Verb.
I.
To light up in token or rejoicing.
Il-lu′mi-nate
,Adj.
[L.
illuminatus
, p. p.] Enlightened.
Bp. Hall.
Il-lu′mi-nate
,Noun.
One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
2.
Adorned with pictorial or graphical designs, 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;
as, an
. illuminated
manuscriptWebster 1828 Edition
Illuminate
ILLU'MINATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To adorn with festal lamps or bonfires.2.
To enlighten intellectually with knowledge or grace. Heb.10.3.
To adorn with pictures, portraits and other paintings; as, to illuminate manuscripts or books, according to ancient practice.4.
To illustrate; to throw light on, as on obscure subjects.ILLU'MINATE
,Adj.
ILLU'MINATE
,Noun.