illuminate

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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈl(j)umɪnət/
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• Australian: /ɪˈlʉmənət/
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/
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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈl(j)uməneɪt/
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• Australian: /ɪˈlʉmɪnæɪt/
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• Australian: /ɪˈlʉmənæɪt/
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From Latin illūminātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. For sense 3, see also Lumières.

From a substantivation of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more.

From Middle English illuminaten, borrowed from Latin illūminātus, perfect passive participle of illūminō (“lighten, light up, show off”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from in + lūminō (“light up”), from lūmen (“light”). Cognate with Old English lȳman (“to glow, shine”). More at leam.

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: լուսավորել (lusavorel) — to shine light on something
• Azerbaijani: işıqlandırmaq — to shine light on something
• Bulgarian: осветя́вам (osvetjávam) — to shine light on something
• Bulgarian: осветя́ (osvetjá) — to shine light on something
• Bulgarian: осветля́вам (osvetljávam) — to shine light on something
• Bulgarian: осветля́ (osvetljá) — to shine light on something
• Catalan: il·luminar — to shine light on something
• Chinese Mandarin: 照亮 (zhàoliàng) — to shine light on something
• Chinese Mandarin: 照明 (zhàomíng) — to shine light on something
• Czech: osvětlit — to shine light on something
• Czech: osvětlovat — to shine light on something
• Dutch: belichten — to shine light on something
• Esperanto: ilumini — to shine light on something
• Estonian: valgustama — to shine light on something
• Finnish: valaista — to shine light on something
• French: illuminer — to shine light on something
• Galician: iluminar — to shine light on something
• Galician: alumear — to shine light on something
• German: beleuchten — to shine light on something
• German: erhellen — to shine light on something
• Ancient Greek: φωτίζω (phōtízō) — to shine light on something
• Hungarian: megvilágít — to shine light on something
• Ido: lumizar — to shine light on something
• Interlingua: illuminar — to shine light on something
• Italian: illuminare — to shine light on something
• Japanese: 照らす (terasu) — to shine light on something
• Japanese: 照明する (shōmei-suru) — to shine light on something
• Kazakh: жарықтандыру (jaryqtandyru) — to shine light on something
• Latin: illuminare — to shine light on something
• Lithuanian: apšviesti — to shine light on something
• Māori: tūrama — to shine light on something
• Mirandese: alhumbrar — to shine light on something
• Norman: illeuminner — to shine light on something
• Polish: iluminować — to shine light on something
• Polish: oświetlać — to shine light on something
• Portuguese: iluminar — to shine light on something
• Quechua: achikyay — to shine light on something
• Romanian: ilumina — to shine light on something
• Romanian: lumina — to shine light on something
• Russian: освеща́ть (osveščátʹ) — to shine light on something
• Russian: освети́ть (osvetítʹ) — to shine light on something
• Spanish: iluminar — to shine light on something
• Swedish: belysa — to shine light on something
• Swedish: lysa upp — to shine light on something
• Tocharian A: luk- — to shine light on something
• Tocharian B: luk- — to shine light on something
• Turkish: ışıklandırmak — to shine light on something
• Ukrainian: осві́тлювати (osvítljuvaty) — to shine light on something
• Ukrainian: освітли́ти (osvitlýty) — to shine light on something
• Welsh: goleuo — to shine light on something
• Dutch: verlichten — to decorate something with lights
• Dutch: illumineren — to decorate something with lights
• German: illuminieren — to decorate something with lights
• Ido: iluminar — to decorate something with lights
• Kazakh: астыңғы жағынан жарық түсіру (astyñğy jağynan jaryq tüsıru) — to decorate something with lights
• Kazakh: бүйірден сəулелендіру (büiırden səulelendıru) — to decorate something with lights
• Portuguese: iluminar — to decorate something with lights
• Romanian: ilumina — to decorate something with lights
• Russian: подсвети́ть (podsvetítʹ) — to decorate something with lights
• Bulgarian: разясня́вам (razjasnjávam) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Bulgarian: разясня́ (razjasnjá) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Bulgarian: поясня́вам (pojasnjávam) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Bulgarian: поясня́ (pojasnjá) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Dutch: verhelderen — to clarify or make something understandable
• Finnish: valaista — to clarify or make something understandable
• Hungarian: megvilágít — to clarify or make something understandable
• Hungarian: megmagyaráz — to clarify or make something understandable
• Hungarian: megértet — to clarify or make something understandable
• Ido: klarigar — to clarify or make something understandable
• Italian: illuminare — to clarify or make something understandable
• Italian: chiarire — to clarify or make something understandable
• Kazakh: түсіндіру (tüsındıru) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Kazakh: ағарту (ağartu) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Portuguese: clarificar — to clarify or make something understandable
• Portuguese: clarear — to clarify or make something understandable
• Romanian: clarifica — to clarify or make something understandable
• Russian: разъясня́ть (razʺjasnjátʹ) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Russian: разъясни́ть (razʺjasnítʹ) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Russian: просвети́ть (prosvetítʹ) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Ukrainian: осві́тлювати (osvítljuvaty) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Ukrainian: освітли́ти (osvitlýty) — to clarify or make something understandable
• Bulgarian: украсявам с рисунки (ukrasjavam s risunki) — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Dutch: verluchten — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Dutch: verluchtigen — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Galician: iluminar — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• German: illuminieren — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Hungarian: ábrákkal díszít — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Ido: enluminar — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Irish: maisigh — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Italian: miniare — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Portuguese: iluminar — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Romanian: decora — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Welsh: goliwio — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs
• Welsh: addurno — to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs