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illumine

[ ih-loo-min ]
/ ɪˈlu mɪn /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR illumine

verb (used with or without object), il·lu·mined, il·lu·min·ing.

to illuminate.

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Origin of illumine

1300–50; Middle English illuminen<Latin illūmināre to light up, equivalent to il-il-1 + lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM illumine

il·lu·mi·na·ble, adjectiveself-il·lu·mined, adjective

Words nearby illumine

illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., ill-use, illusion
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Words related to illumine

light, irradiate, illuminate, brighten, clarify, interpret, elucidate

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British Dictionary definitions for illumine

illumine
/ (ɪˈluːmɪn) /

verb

a literary word for illuminate

Derived forms of illumine

illuminable, adjective

Word Origin for illumine

C14: from Latin illūmināre to make light; see illuminate
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