ə̇ˈlüm also ə̇lˈyüm transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: short for illumine
1. archaic
a. : to make bright with or as if with light : light up
the beams yet filter through, illuming the wide spaces beneath — W.H.Hudson †1922
b. : enlighten
calculated … to illume the minds of all classes of mankind — George Borrow
2. obsolete : ignite , kindle