(literary, poetic) Made brilliant or bright; irradiated, illuminated.
(figuratively, literary, poetic) Made splendid or wonderful.

(literary, poetic, transitive) To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate.
(literary, often, poetic, transitive) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.
(literary, poetic, transitive) To apply radiation other than visible light to (someone or something).
(literary, poetic, transitive) To apply radiation other than visible light to (someone or something).
(figuratively, literary, often, poetic, transitive) To animate or enliven (one's mood, or soul or spirit).
(figuratively, literary, often, poetic, transitive) To cause (one's face) to look beautiful, happy, or lively; to light up.
(figuratively, literary, often, poetic, transitive) To decorate (a place) splendidly.
(figuratively, literary, often, poetic, transitive) To enlighten (someone, their mind, etc.) intellectually or spiritually; to illuminate, to shed light on.
(figuratively, literary, often, poetic, transitive) To send out (something) as if in the form of rays; to diffuse, to radiate, to shed.
(figuratively, literary, obsolete, poetic, transitive) To influence (something) as if with rays of heat, light, etc.
(intransitive, literary, often, poetic) To become bright; to brighten, to light up.
(intransitive, literary, often, poetic) Often followed by on or upon: to emit rays of light; to shine.
(figuratively, intransitive, literary, often, poetic) To emit something other than light; to radiate.
(intransitive, literary, obsolete, often, poetic) To diverge or be sent out in the form of rays.

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