ILLUMINATE


Meaning of ILLUMINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪlu:mɪneɪt ]

( illuminates, illuminating, illuminated)

1.

To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible. ( FORMAL )

No streetlights illuminated the street...

VERB : V n

2.

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 : V n

• il‧lu‧mi‧nat‧ing

His autobiography provides an illuminating insight into his mind.

ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ to-inf

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