illumine

Meaning

1. (also, figuratively, literary, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
2. (also, figuratively, literary, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
3. (figuratively, literary, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
4. (figuratively, literary, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
5. (figuratively, literary, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
6. (figuratively, literary, rare, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
7. (figuratively, literary, transitive) Synonym of illuminate.
8. (intransitive) Synonym of illuminate.
9. (figuratively, intransitive) Synonym of illuminate.
10. (figuratively, intransitive) Synonym of illuminate.

Synonyms

illuminate

light up

light

enlighten

illume

lighten

irradiate

grading

illumination

kindle

lightening

lighting

reflect

shine

make bright

beacon

llight up

brighten

candle

🕯️

clarify

educate

elucidate

exemplify

Translations

illuminer

rischiarare

beleuchten

iluminar

illuminare

verlichten

aydınlatmak

iluminar

alumbrar

illuminieren

ophelderen

φωταγωγώ

il·luminar

éclaircir

διαφωτίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: illuminen

Cognate with French: illuminer

In summary

From Middle English illuminen (“to light, light up; to shine; (figuratively) to enlighten spiritually; to make illustrious”) [and other forms], from Old French illuminer (“to light up, illuminate; (figuratively) to enlighten”) (modern French illuminer), from Latin illūmināre, the present active infinitive of illūminō (“to light up, illuminate; to brighten; to adorn; to make conspicuous”), from il- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’; intensifying prefix)) + lūminō (“to illuminate; to brighten; (figuratively) to reveal”) (from lūmen (“light; light source; (poetic) brightness; daylight”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine; to see; bright”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).