Antonyms for illuminate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb ih-loo-muh-neyt; adjective, noun ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪˈlu məˌneɪt; adjective, noun ɪˈlu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt |
Definition of illuminate
Origin :- c.1500, "to light up, shine on," a back-formation from illumination, or else from Latin illuminatus, past participle of illuminare (see illumination). Earlier was enlumyen (late 14c.) "decorate written material with gold, silver, bright colors," from Old French enluminer, from Late Latin inluminare; also illumine (late 14c.). Related: Illuminated; illuminating.
- verb make light
- verb make clear; educate
- John groped vainly in mental depths for other experiences likely to illuminate this.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- London was beginning to illuminate herself against the night.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Not a dozen houses responded to the préfet's invitation to illuminate.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 » by Various
- It was a sky the sun did not illuminate or enkindle, as is usual at sunsets.
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- Could you not illuminate that motto, Livy, 'Manners makyth man?'
- Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- Will she be able to illuminate a screen treated with platino-cyanide of barium?
- Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
- The first faint touch of autumn colour was beginning to illuminate their foliage.
- Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke
- No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate inwards.
- Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
- He could draw, and paint, and illuminate, and work in metals.
- Extract from : « The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 » by Various
- The flicker of this was sufficient to illuminate the boudoir faintly.
- Extract from : « Shifting Winds » by R.M. Ballantyne
Synonyms for illuminate
- better
- brighten
- clarify
- clear up
- construe
- define
- dramatize
- edify
- elucidate
- enlighten
- explain
- expound
- express
- finish
- fire
- flash
- floodlight
- give insight
- gloss
- highlight
- hit with a light
- ignite
- illume
- illumine
- illustrate
- improve
- instruct
- interpret
- irradiate
- kindle
- light
- light up
- lighten
- limelight
- perfect
- polish
- shed light on
- spot
- spotlight
- uplight
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