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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 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.
1. a (1) : to supply or brighten with light. (2) : to make luminous or shining. b. : to enlighten spiritually or intellectually. c. : to subject to radiation. d. archaic : to set alight. 2. a. : to make clear : elucidate. b. : to bring to the fore : highlight. a crisis can illuminate how interdependent we all are. 3.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to light something and make it brighter: 2. to explain and show more clearly something that is…. Learn more.
To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
Definition of illuminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Illuminate Definition. ĭ-lo͝omə-nāt. illuminated, illuminates, illuminating. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. illuminated, illuminates, illuminating. To give light to; light up. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To brighten; animate. Webster's New World.
illuminate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English il‧lu‧mi‧nate /ɪˈluːməneɪt, ɪˈljuː- $ ɪˈluː-/ (also illumine) verb [ transitive] 1 to make a light shine on something, or to fill a place with light A single candle illuminated his face.
If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
ILLUMINATE meaning: 1. to shine lights on something: 2. to explain something clearly or make it easier to understand. Learn more.
