What are some alternative words for illuminate?
Synonyms for illuminate
ɪˈlu məˌneɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate(verb)
make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Synonyms:
brighten, fire up, enlighten, get down, crystalize, clear up, ignite, shed light on, illumine, dismount, perch, sort out, clear, get off, elucidate, alight, crystallise, light up, straighten out, fall, light, crystallize, unhorse, crystalise, illumeclear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate(verb)
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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discharge, earn, take in, classify, elucidate, illumine, unsnarl, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, irradiate, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, see the light, light up, light, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, sort, tidy, gain, illume, mop up, clarify, correct, realise, finish off, edify, solve, exculpate, assort, unclutter, class, put right, pass, neaten, square away, effloresce, clean up, discipline, acquit, brighten, reform, authorise, separate, crystallize, clear up, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, clear, sort out, tidy up, realize, iron out, disentangle, get through, straighten, netilluminate(verb)
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
Synonyms:
crystallise, clear up, shed light on, sort out, crystalise, light up, crystalize, enlighten, illumine, light, straighten out, elucidate, crystallize, illume, clear
Wiktionary
illuminate(verb)
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illumineilluminate(verb)
to shine light on something
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illumineilluminate(verb)
to decorate something with lights
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illumineilluminate(verb)
to clarify or make something understandable
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illumineilluminate(verb)
to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
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illumineilluminate(verb)
To make spectacular
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illumineilluminate(verb)
to glow
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illumineilluminate(verb)
to be exposed to light
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illumine
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Editors Contribution
luminous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
illuminate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
enlighten, illumine, illume, supply with lightilluminate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
adorn with lights (as a building), light upilluminate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
adorn with colored letters
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#104 | top | |
#132 | make | |
#388 | class | |
#613 | light | |
#674 | net | |
#907 | clear | |
#923 | sort | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1847 | correct | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2491 | gain | |
#3345 | reform | |
#3644 | earn | |
#4781 | realize | |
#4953 | solve | |
#5491 | discipline | |
#5526 | inform | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#10047 | clarify | |
#10918 | authorize | |
#12748 | realise | |
#15199 | sack | |
#18848 | tidy | |
#19166 | classify | |
#23255 | perch | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#28198 | brighten | |
#28268 | illuminate | |
#31814 | lighten | |
#32067 | straighten | |
#33465 | enlighten | |
#38869 | authorise | |
#43164 | elucidate | |
#57497 | alight | |
#75991 | dismount | |
#93817 | crystallize | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#97520 | disentangle | |
#113449 | exonerate | |
#122806 | edify | |
#148439 | assort | |
#156842 | illumine | |
#183401 | irradiate | |
#224484 | crystallise | |
#229443 | unclutter | |
#264718 | emblazon | |
#265102 | exculpate | |
#300354 | illume |
How to use illuminate in a sentence?
True friends are like the shining Sun in the midst of storm, in my view. They brighten and illuminate your life, and often bring happiness to you, just like the rays of Sun creating a magnificent rainbow during a severe storm. Sometimes you need a storm in order to see and appreciate the divine beauty of a rainbow.
You could use a constellation of cubesats that would light up at a certain time, if you flew thousands of them in the same formation that could illuminate every 90 minutes in low earth orbit.
Basically what it does is that it has a central part, LED lights which are lit all the time. When the cyclist moves to the left it activates the indicator on the left side. When the right arm is moved it activates the indicator on the right side. This system has two forms, one which is prevention and to illuminate and the other is an alert system. This system connects to mobile phone sensors so that when there is a change in acceleration it sends those registered details that there is a change in acceleration and probably an accident and a location where the cyclist can be found. So it has two things, firstly prevention and the other is an alert system in case of an accident.
No one knows while experiencing their darkest hour that some day they may use that very experience to illuminate the ways for others. Nothing is ever wasted
In addition, the minutes should help illuminate exactly what 'international considerations' means.
Translations for illuminate
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- işıqlandırmaqAzerbaijani
- osvětlit, osvětlovatCzech
- belyseDanish
- illuminieren, erhellen, beleuchten, erleuchtenGerman
- iluminiEsperanto
- iluminarSpanish
- روشن کردنPersian
- valaistaFinnish
- illuminerFrench
- maisighIrish
- լուսավորելArmenian
- illuminarInterlingua
- klarigar, lumizar, enluminar, iluminarIdo
- miniare, chiarire, illuminareItalian
- 照明, 照らすJapanese
- illuminareLatin
- tūramaMāori
- verlichten, verluchten, illumineren, belichten, verhelderen, verluchtigenDutch
- iluminować, oświetlaćPolish
- iluminar, clarificar, clarearPortuguese
- ilumina, luminaRomanian
- разъяснять, осветить, разъяснить, иллюминировать, освещатьRussian
- روشن کرناUrdu
- chiếu sángVietnamese
- 照亮Chinese
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