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il·lu·mi·nate

 (ĭ-lo͞o′mə-nāt′)
tr.v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates
1. To provide or brighten with light.
2. To decorate or hang with lights.
3.
a. To make understandable; clarify: "Cleverly made attacks can ... serve to illuminate important differences between candidates" (New Republic).
b. To enlighten intellectually or spiritually; enable to understand: "I greatly misdoubt the accuracy of this ... Can you illuminate me?" (Charles Darwin).
4. To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, images, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.
5. To expose to or reveal by radiation.
n. (-nĭt)
One who has or professes to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

[Middle English illuminaten, from Latin illūmināre, illūmināt- : in-, in; see in-2 + lūmināre, to light up (from lūmen, lūmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots).]

il·lu′mi·nat′ing·ly adv.
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illuminating

(ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪtɪŋ)
adj
serving to inform or clarify; instructive
ilˈlumiˌnatingly adv
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.illuminating - tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"
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illuminating

adjective informative, revealing, enlightening, helpful, explanatory, instructive It's illuminating to compare press coverage of the story.
confusing, puzzling, obscuring, unhelpful
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Translations
مُنير، مُساعِد على التوضيح
názornýpoučný
tankevækkende
upplÿsandi
aydınlatıcı

illuminating

[ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ] ADJ [remark, observation] → esclarecedor; [lecture, experience] → instructivo
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illuminating

[ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ] adjéclairant(e)
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illuminating

adj (= instructive)aufschlussreich
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illuminating

[ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪtɪŋ] adj (comments, remark) → chiarificatore/trice; (experience, book) → istruttivo/a
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illuminate

(iˈluːmineit) verb
to light up. The gardens were illuminated by rows of lamps.
ilˈluminated adjective
(of a manuscript) decorated with ornamental lettering or illustrations.
ilˈluminating adjective
helping to make something clear. an illuminating discussion.
ilˌlumiˈnation noun
1. the act of illuminating.
2. (in plural) the decorative lights in a town etc. Go to Blackpool and see the illuminations.
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