illume


Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms.

il·lume

 (ĭ-lo͞om′)
tr.v. il·lumed, il·lum·ing, il·lumes
To illuminate.

[Short for illumine (probably on the model of French verbs in -lumer, to light up, such as allumer, to light).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

illume

(ɪˈluːm)
vb
(tr) a poetic word for illuminate
[C17: shortened from illumine]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

il•lume

(ɪˈlum)

v.t. -lumed, -lum•ing.
to illuminate.
[1595–1605; short for illumine]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

illume


Past participle: illumed
Gerund: illuming

Imperative
illume
illume
Present
I illume
you illume
he/she/it illumes
we illume
you illume
they illume
Preterite
I illumed
you illumed
he/she/it illumed
we illumed
you illumed
they illumed
Present Continuous
I am illuming
you are illuming
he/she/it is illuming
we are illuming
you are illuming
they are illuming
Present Perfect
I have illumed
you have illumed
he/she/it has illumed
we have illumed
you have illumed
they have illumed
Past Continuous
I was illuming
you were illuming
he/she/it was illuming
we were illuming
you were illuming
they were illuming
Past Perfect
I had illumed
you had illumed
he/she/it had illumed
we had illumed
you had illumed
they had illumed
Future
I will illume
you will illume
he/she/it will illume
we will illume
you will illume
they will illume
Future Perfect
I will have illumed
you will have illumed
he/she/it will have illumed
we will have illumed
you will have illumed
they will have illumed
Future Continuous
I will be illuming
you will be illuming
he/she/it will be illuming
we will be illuming
you will be illuming
they will be illuming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been illuming
you have been illuming
he/she/it has been illuming
we have been illuming
you have been illuming
they have been illuming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been illuming
you will have been illuming
he/she/it will have been illuming
we will have been illuming
you will have been illuming
they will have been illuming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been illuming
you had been illuming
he/she/it had been illuming
we had been illuming
you had been illuming
they had been illuming
Conditional
I would illume
you would illume
he/she/it would illume
we would illume
you would illume
they would illume
Past Conditional
I would have illumed
you would have illumed
he/she/it would have illumed
we would have illumed
you would have illumed
they would have illumed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.illume - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
lighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up"
floodlight - illuminate with floodlights
spotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

illume

verb
1. To provide, cover, or fill with light:
2. To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
References in periodicals archive ?
We also have temperature control throughout our facility, which is very important when manufacturing candles," said Liz Barerre, senior vice president brand management and product development at Illume, which also makes candles and home fragrances for private label retailers like Anthropologic and Target.
In his remarks, founder of Red Bull Illume Ulrich Grill noted that they are pleased to present 55 best adventure and sport photos in Baku today.
20 April 2016 - US-based home decor designer and wholesaler Regent Holding Co has acquired US-based fragrance, lifestyle and beauty brand Illume, the company said.
20 April 2016 - US-based home dA(c)cor designer and wholesaler Regent Holding Co has acquired US-based fragrance, lifestyle and beauty brand Illume, the company said.
Swoln is his neck--eyes charg'd with sparkling fire His crested head illume. As if in ire To Helice he turns his foaming jaw, And darts his tongue barb'd with a blazing star.
Camarillo, CA, June 13, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Life Systems Group - in Ventura County, California - announces three strategic partnerships with Illume Mtn.
SOUR SCARLET, I AM RYAN PLUS FALSE PRETENCE AND ILLUME: The Actress & Bishop, Ludgate Hill, Birmingham.
Leveraging Civitas Learning's Illume predictive analytics platform and Inspire application for administrators and advisors, Partner Institution A ran a pilot program to test the efficacy of using predictive-analytics-based interventions on driving improvements to student course completion rates.
Net revenues for the second quarter of 2013 increased USD96,000 or 47%, to USD302,000 as compared to USD206,000 in the same period in 2012, as adjusted for the discontinuance of the Illume Mobile operations which was sold to DecisionPoint Systems, Inc.