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illuminate 音标拼音: [ɪl'umɪnɪt] vt. 照明,阐明,说明,使灿烂,用灯装饰
vi. 照亮 照明,阐明,说明,使灿烂,用灯装饰照亮 illuminate 照明 illuminate v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [synonym: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}, {illuminate}] 2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [synonym: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize}, {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {illuminate}, {elucidate}] 3: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of illuminare; pref. il- in luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See {Luminous}, and cf. {Illume}, {Illumine}, {Enlimn}, {Limn}.] 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. [1913 Webster] 2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. [1913 Webster] 3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages. [1913 Webster] 4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. [1913 Webster] Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing. [1913 Webster] Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.] Enlightened. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n. One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge. [1913 Webster] 192 Moby Thesaurus words for "illuminate":
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