illuminate
verb (used with object)
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
had illuminated
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past perfectof illuminate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Players must cross a bridge, only stepping on the tiles that had illuminated, one move at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
The fire warning light had illuminated, so he activated the suppression system but the temperature gauge kept rising, Roche told investigators.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
When first oil lamps and then gas lights had illuminated the workplace, workdays in the winter were often short.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
He had illuminated the weakest link in the abuse of power charge against the president.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2020
In the exhausting days spent taking care of unknown patients, she regained the light that had illuminated her from within when she was young, and for a time she had the illusion of being happy.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
