illuminate
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verb with object
1. light up:
〈電灯･月などが〉〈物･場所〉を照らし出す, 明るくする; 〈人が〉(電灯などで)〈物･場所〉を明るくする (!light upより｟かたく｠ )
e.g. a flash of lightning illuminated the house
e.g. figurative : his face was illuminated by a smile.
decorate (a building or structure) with lights for a special occasion.
〈建物･街路など〉にイルミネーションを施す
2. help to clarify or explain:
｟かたく｠ 〈問題点など〉を解き明かす(clarify), (わかりやすく)説明する, 浮き彫りにする
e.g. placing the events of the 1930s in a broader historical context helps to illuminate their significance.
3. decorate (a page or letter in a manuscript) by hand with gold, silver, or colored designs:
〈写本など〉を色［模様, 金, 銀］で飾る
e.g. this is a carefully written, large-format manuscript illuminated by Leonardo Bellini.
DERIVATIVES
illuminative |iˈlo͞oməˌnādiv| adjective
illuminator |iˈlo͞oməˌnādər| noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin illuminat- ‘illuminated’, from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.