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
All are illumined by a searching intelligence and a willingness to test the boundaries of the short story form.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
His life was illumined by a series of extraordinary spiritual visions.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2017
Before him now lay the path, illumined; and when he turned, he saw that the world that had been darkness was returned to him, magnificent in deep blues and grays and black, streaked gold.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
