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Word entry · 10 letters

illuminate

Best crossword clue

"Add light"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeiillmntuStarts with IEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2L3L4U5M6I7N8A9T10E

Definitions

  1. introduce light into

Word origin

From Middle English illuminaten, borrowed from Latin illūminātus, perfect passive participle of illūminō (“lighten, light up, show off”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from in + lūminō (“light up”), from lūmen (“light”). Cognate with Old English lȳman (“to glow, shine”). More at leam.

Used in a sentence

  • Nero illuminated his gardens with live Christians soaked in tar, and we were now treated to a similar spectacle, probably for the first time since his day, only happily our lamps were not living ones.
  • A light that is one foot away from the subject's face will completely illuminate the face, but leave the rest of the body softer and darker.
  • Riding along the busy, narrow roads of Bali on her scooter with the sun illuminating her face, Victoria Kjos has a clear destination in sight — the beach.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Add light10 letters
02Light up10 letters

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