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