Illuminate - English meaning

verb

Make more beautiful or attractive.

Usage examples:

Pictures and prints adorned his walls

verb

To add something decorative to a person or thing

Usage examples:

The bride's hair was adorned with white flowers.

verb

Make or become more light.

Usage examples:

Most of the country should brighten up later

verb

Make lighter or brighter

verb

To become or make something lighter

Usage examples:

[ i ] the lights dimmed, then brightened., [ m ] betty painted the room white to brighten it up., […

phrase

To provide an explanation for a situation or problem, or information that makes it easier to understand

Usage examples:

The discovery of the dinosaur skeleton has cast light on why they became extinct., the documentary …

verb

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

The report managed to clarify the government's position

Make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

verb

To make something clearer or easier to understand

Usage examples:

I hope this analysis will clarify the debate., talking it through with you has helped me to clarify…

phrasal verb

Become clear

phrasal verb

(of an illness or bad weather) to go away, changing into a better condition

Usage examples:

If my cold doesn’t clear up, it will ruin my vacation., let’s hope the weather clears up., i want t…

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.

Usage examples:

The town was decorated with christmas lights

verb

To add something to an object or place, esp. to make it more attractive

Usage examples:

They decorated the table with flowers and candles., all four firefighters were decorated for bravery.

verb

To add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive

Usage examples:

Decorate something with something they decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.

verb

Make (something) clear; explain.

Usage examples:

Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter

verb

To explain or make clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] i hope my book will elucidate the complex issues we face.

verb

To explain something or make something clear

Usage examples:

I don't understand. you'll have to elucidate., the reasons for the change in weather conditions hav…

verb

Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

Usage examples:

Blue silk embellished with golden embroidery

verb

To make something more beautiful by adding something to it

Usage examples:

Be embellished with the ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.

verb

To add or change some details of a story, usually to make it more interesting or exciting

Usage examples:

He couldn't resist embellishing the story of his accident a little., i don't blame him for embellis…

verb

Conspicuously inscribe or display a design on.

Usage examples:

T-shirts emblazoned with the names of baseball teams

verb

To print or decorate something in a very noticeable way

Usage examples:

Her name was emblazoned across the front of the theatre., cars emblazoned with the company logo

verb

Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

Usage examples:

His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation

Increase

verb

To improve the quality, amount, or strength of something

Usage examples:

The marinade enhances the flavor of the fish., the county took steps to enhance water quality., [ c…

verb

Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.

Usage examples:

Christopher had not enlightened francis as to their relationship

adjective

Giving you more information and understanding of something

Usage examples:

That was a very enlightening programme., the instruction manual that came with my new computer wasn…

verb

Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Usage examples:

They explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals

verb

Make plain and comprehensible

verb

To make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it

Usage examples:

[ i ] if there’s anything you don’t understand, i’ll be happy to explain., [ t ] the teacher explai…

verb

Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.

Usage examples:

An attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces

verb

To explain something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

Usage examples:

This is a book which clearly explicates marx's later writings.

verb

Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail.

Usage examples:

He was expounding a powerful argument

verb

To give a detailed explanation of something

Usage examples:

Expound on he's always expounding on what's wrong with the world., expound a theory he likes to exp…

noun

A large, powerful light, typically one of several used to illuminate a sports ground, a stage, or the exterior of a building.

Usage examples:

The rest of the venue will be lit with powerful floodlights.

verb

Illuminate (a building or outdoor area) with floodlights.

Usage examples:

We are floodlighting the building to highlight the structure

noun

A large, powerful electric light used for lighting outside areas, such as sports fields or buildings

Usage examples:

Tonight’s game will be played under floodlights.

noun

An outstanding part of an event or period of time.

Usage examples:

He views that season as the highlight of his career

verb

Draw special attention to.

Usage examples:

The issues highlighted by the report

noun

The best, most important, or most interesting part

Usage examples:

The highlight of our trip to new york was going to the top of the empire state building., the repor…

verb

Provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures.

Usage examples:

The guide is illustrated with full-colour photographs

verb

Depict with a visual representation

verb

To add pictures to something, such as a book

Usage examples:

She writes children’s books and also illustrates them., to illustrate her point, she told a story a…

adjective

Providing useful or interesting information.

Usage examples:

A thought-provoking, informative article

adjective

Providing a lot of useful information

Usage examples:

This is an interesting and highly informative book.

verb

Expose (someone or something) to radiation.

Usage examples:

The samples were irradiated at the radiation center of oregon state university, usa.

verb

To use radiation (= a form of energy) to destroy something, especially bacteria in food to keep it fresh

verb

To treat with light or other types of radiation

Usage examples:

The cells are irradiated so that they cannot reproduce.

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

An object that is decorative rather than useful

Usage examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, victorian-era ornaments., climbing plants ornamented …

verb

Attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

She couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage

verb

To create a reason, explanation, or excuse for something

Usage examples:

[ t ] you can rationalize your way out of anything., [ c ] parents are fed up with rationalizations…

verb

To make a company, way of working, etc. more effective, usually by combining or stopping particular activities, or by employing fewer people

Usage examples:

The economic reforms include abolishing export and import licensing, and rationalizing and reducing…

verb

Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

Usage examples:

Brenda was forced to reveal robbie's whereabouts

noun

(in a film or television programme) a final revelation of information that has previously been kept from the characters or viewers.

Usage examples:

The big reveal at the end of the movie answers all questions

noun

Either side surface of an aperture in a wall for a door or window.

Usage examples:

The gate can be easily fitted to the face or reveal of a window or door aperture

adjective

Making interesting or significant information known, especially of a personal nature.

Usage examples:

A revealing radio interview

verb

Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

Usage examples:

Brenda was forced to reveal robbie's whereabouts

adjective

Showing more than is usual

Usage examples:

The dress code bans revealing clothing., the book provides a revealing glimpse of how the organizat…

idiom

To help to explain a situation

Usage examples:

Experts hope the plane’s flight recorders will shed light on the cause of the crash.

phrasal verb

Speak the letters that form a word in sequence.

Usage examples:

He spelled out his name for the clerk

phrasal verb

To say or show letters

Usage examples:

They spelled out the letters y, m, c, and a with their arms and bodies., the mayor has so far refus…

idiom

Something or someone that casts/sheds/throws light on a situation provides an explanation for it or information that makes it easier to understand

Usage examples:

As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem.