illume

[ ih-loom ]

/ ɪˈlum /

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verb (used with object), il·lumed, il·lum·ing. Archaic.

Nearby words

illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality, illude, illume, illuminable, illuminance, illuminant, illuminate, illuminati

Origin of illume

First recorded in 1595–1605; short for illumine

Related forms

un·il·lumed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for illume

I admired the condensed wisdom of this, but, like experience, it only serves to illume the path over which I have passed.
Adopting An Abandoned Farm|Kate Sanborn
Even if you have only one light for ten darknesses, it will be enough to illume them all.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
Three candles that illume every darkness: truth, nature, knowledge.
Ancient Irish Poetry|Various
Live in the sunshine, don't live in the gloom, Carry some gladness the world to illume.
The Optimist's Good Morning|Florence Hobart Perin

Even so will it be with England; ere ten centuries have rolled away, her sun-like splendour will illume a western world.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

British Dictionary definitions for illume

illume

/ (ɪˈluːm) /

verb

(tr) a poetic word for illuminate

Word Origin for illume

C17: shortened from illumine

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illume

verb (used with object), il·lumed, il·lum·ing. Archaic.

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Origin of illume

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British Dictionary definitions for illume

illume

verb

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