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illumine
[ ih-loo-min ]
/ ɪˈlu mɪn /
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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, adjectiveWords nearby illumine
illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator, illumine, illuminism, illuminometer, illus., ill-use, illusion
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Derived forms of illumine
illuminable, adjectiveWord Origin for illumine
C14: from Latin illūmināre to make light; see illuminate
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