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- Dictionaryilluminated/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. lit with bright lights: "a large illuminated sign"
- 2. (of a manuscript) having pages or letters decorated by hand with gold, silver, or coloured designs: "an important collection of medieval illuminated manuscripts"
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ILLUMINATE definition: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
to supply or brighten with light; to make luminous or shining; to enlighten spiritually or intellectually… See the full definition
language certification. To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea. A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen.
ILLUMINATED definition: 1. An illuminated text is decorated with added colour, gold paint, and small pictures, as was often…. Learn more.
to light something and make it brighter: The streets were illuminated with strings of colored lights. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. full of light so you can see. light I'll wait until it's light outside before I go for a run. bright It was very bright in the exam room. sunny The baby's nursery was bright and sunny.
1. adjective. Something that is illuminated is lit up, usually by electric lighting. ...an illuminated sign. Much of the ancient city is illuminated at night. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Illuminated manuscripts, books, and official documents have brightly coloured drawings and designs round the writing.
an incident which greatly illuminated the problems we faced; His explanation obscured more than it illuminated. The study of language can help to illuminate how the human mind works. This area of medicine has been greatly illuminated by recent advances in genetics.
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it. [formal] They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject. [VERB noun] Synonyms: explain, interpret, make clear, clarify More Synonyms of illuminate.
Definition of illuminate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of illuminated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
