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Webster 1913 Edition

Illumine

Il-lu′mine

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
illuminer
. See
Illuminate
.]
To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.

Webster 1828 Edition

Illumine

ILLU'MINE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. illumino; in and lumino, to enlighten, from lumen, light. See Luminous.]
1.
To illuminate; to enlighten; to throw or spread light on; to make light or bright.
[These words are used chiefly in poetry.]
2.
To enlighten, as the mind; to cause to understand.
3.
To brighten; to adorn.
The mountain's brow,
Illum'd with fluid gold--

Definition 2024

illumine

illumine

See also: illuminé

English

Verb

illumine ‎(third-person singular simple present illumines, present participle illumining, simple past and past participle illumined)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate.
  2. (intransitive) To light up.
    • 1918, Rebecca West, The Return of the Soldier, Virago 2014, p. 18:
      ‘Shell-shock.’ Our faces did not illumine so she dragged on lamely. ‘Anyway, he's not well.’

French

Verb

illumine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of illuminer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of illuminer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of illuminer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of illuminer
  5. second-person singular imperative of illuminer

Etymology

From Middle French illuminer, from Latin illūmināre.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪn/

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