verb
1 give light to sth
ADVERB
▪ brightly , brilliantly , clearly
▪ fully
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With the room fully ~d, they students were able to see what they were doing.
▪ beautifully
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The red glow of the sun beautifully ~d the sky.
▪ barely , dimly , faintly , partially , slightly , softly
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The room was dimly ~d by the soft glow of the lamp.
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His face was slightly ~d from the small lamp on his desk.
▪ briefly
▪ instantly , suddenly
2 make sth clear
ADVERB
▪ greatly
▪
an incident which greatly ~d the problems we faced
VERB + ILLUMINATE
▪ help (to)
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The study of the present also helps to ~ the past.
▪ serve to
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These confessions serve to ~ his argument.
Illuminate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ beam , ↑ candle , ↑ flare , ↑ flash , ↑ headlights , ↑ lamp , ↑ light , ↑ lightning , ↑ moon , ↑ moonlight
Illuminate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aspect , ↑ sky