illumine
verb (used with or without object)
to illuminate.
illumined
Example Sentences
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The fog of war obscures even the most illumined conscience.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Rather, my time with Jackson illumined a generative confusion to how she understood abstraction in art and life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
His life was illumined by a series of extraordinary spiritual visions.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2017
“Marianne Faithfull’s ‘Memories, Dreams and Reflections’ is a gem; her luminous words light up the book’s portraits and events in the way ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ is illumined by Renoir’s colors.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2017
There was a din of crickets outside, and the pauseless roar of the river, and the stately world was illumined with pearly moonlight; but inside the log it was dark and hushed, like a crypt.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
