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(1):

(v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.

(2):

(a.) Enlightened.

(3):

(v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.

(4):

(v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.

(5):

(v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.

(6):

(v. t.) To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.

(7):

(n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Illuminate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/illuminate.html. 1828.
 
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