illuminate

1. v. t. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. Source: opted

2. v. t. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. Source: opted

3. v. t. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages. Source: opted

4. v. t. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. Source: opted

5. v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing. Source: opted

6. a. Enlightened. Source: opted

7. n. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge. Source: opted

8. v. introduce light into Source: wordnet

9. v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Source: wordnet

10. v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) Source: wordnet

11. 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. 2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. 3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages. 4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. To light up in token or rejoicing. Enlightened. Bp. Hall. One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge. Source: webster

12. v:100 v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) Source: ecdict

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