ɪˈlju:mɪneɪt v.tr. 1
light up;
make bright. 2
decorate (buildings etc.)
with lights as a
sign of
festivity. 3 decorate (an
initial letter, a
manuscript, etc.) with
gold,
silver, or
brilliant colours. 4
help to
explain (a
subject etc.). 5
enlighten spiritually or intellectually. 6 shed lustre
on. øøilluminating adj. illuminatingly adv. illumination n. illuminative adj. illuminator n. [L illuminare (as
IN-(2),
lumen luminis light)]