illuminate

illuminate is a 10-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 17 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. transitive verb. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. transitive verb. 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.
4. transitive verb. 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.
5. intransitive verb. To light up in token or rejoicing.
6. adjective. Enlightened.
7. noun. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
8. verb. make lighter or brighter

   "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

   Synonyms: illume, illumine, light

9. verb. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

   "Could you clarify these remarks?"

   "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

   Synonyms: clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten

10. verb. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

Synonyms

illume, illumine, light, clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten

Common word forms

illuminated, illuminates, illuminating

Words from these letters

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