illumine
Origin of illumine
1Other words from illumine
- il·lu·mi·na·ble, adjective
- self-il·lu·mined, adjective
Words Nearby illumine
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How to use illumine in a sentence
He had dismissed Hilda Howe, but a glow from the world she helped to illumine showed seductively at the end of his day.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanThough the night was gloomy, the flames of the fire spread sufficient light around to illumine the faces of the new comers.
The Border Rifles | Gustave AimardFrom our furnaces gleam lights which illumine industrial enterprises, and perfect them.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacRome, immense and dominated by a battle of clouds, seemed to illumine the sky.
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'AnnunzioThey illumine the darkness in which my own thoughts have been long revolving in shapeless con fusion.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2) | Timothy East
British Dictionary definitions for illumine
/ (ɪˈluːmɪn) /
a literary word for illuminate
Origin of illumine
1Derived forms of illumine
- illuminable, adjective
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