ILLUMINATE

v. 1 light (up), brighten, lighten, throw or cast or shed light on or upon She had only a single candle to illuminate her sewing 2 clarify, throw or cast or shed light on or upon, enlighten, clear up, elucidate, explain, explicate, reveal The lectures on Heidegger illuminated his philosophy to some extent 3 rubricate, decorate, adorn, embellish, ornament The museum has the best collection of illuminated manuscripts