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il·lu·mine
(ĭ-lo͞o′mĭn)tr.v. il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing, il·lu·mines
To give light to; illuminate.
[Middle English illuminen, from Old French illuminer, from Latin illūmināre, to illuminate; see illuminate.]
il·lu′min·a·ble adj.
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illumine
(ɪˈluːmɪn)vb
a literary word for illuminate
[C14: from Latin illūmināre to make light; see illuminate]
ilˈluminable adj
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il•lu•mine
(ɪˈlu mɪn)v.t., v.i. -mined, -min•ing.
to illuminate.
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illumine
Past participle: illumined
Gerund: illumining
| Imperative |
|---|
| illumine |
| illumine |
| Present |
|---|
| I illumine |
| you illumine |
| he/she/it illumines |
| we illumine |
| you illumine |
| they illumine |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I illumined |
| you illumined |
| he/she/it illumined |
| we illumined |
| you illumined |
| they illumined |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am illumining |
| you are illumining |
| he/she/it is illumining |
| we are illumining |
| you are illumining |
| they are illumining |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have illumined |
| you have illumined |
| he/she/it has illumined |
| we have illumined |
| you have illumined |
| they have illumined |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was illumining |
| you were illumining |
| he/she/it was illumining |
| we were illumining |
| you were illumining |
| they were illumining |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had illumined |
| you had illumined |
| he/she/it had illumined |
| we had illumined |
| you had illumined |
| they had illumined |
| Future |
|---|
| I will illumine |
| you will illumine |
| he/she/it will illumine |
| we will illumine |
| you will illumine |
| they will illumine |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have illumined |
| you will have illumined |
| he/she/it will have illumined |
| we will have illumined |
| you will have illumined |
| they will have illumined |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be illumining |
| you will be illumining |
| he/she/it will be illumining |
| we will be illumining |
| you will be illumining |
| they will be illumining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been illumining |
| you have been illumining |
| he/she/it has been illumining |
| we have been illumining |
| you have been illumining |
| they have been illumining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been illumining |
| you will have been illumining |
| he/she/it will have been illumining |
| we will have been illumining |
| you will have been illumining |
| they will have been illumining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been illumining |
| you had been illumining |
| he/she/it had been illumining |
| we had been illumining |
| you had been illumining |
| they had been illumining |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would illumine |
| you would illumine |
| he/she/it would illumine |
| we would illumine |
| you would illumine |
| they would illumine |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have illumined |
| you would have illumined |
| he/she/it would have illumined |
| we would have illumined |
| you would have illumined |
| they would have illumined |
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Verb 1. illumine - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
lighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up"
floodlight - illuminate with floodlights
spotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
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illumine
verb1. To provide, cover, or fill with light:
2. To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:
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Translations
illumine
vt (liter fig) → erhellen
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