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illuminate

verb

/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/

Meaning

To light up or make something clearer.

Streetlights illuminate the road at night.

illuminate the mind

light up, brighten, clarify, enlighten

darken, obscure

illuminate the path, illuminate the sky, brightly illuminate, illuminate the mind

to make someone feel intimidated, discouraged, or less confident

to smear or cover with a sticky or dirty substance; to soil

to forcibly pull something from a person's grasp; to seize with effort or struggle

to dislike intensely or have a strong aversion to

To swell or rise in large waves or surges; to flow outward in a rolling motion.

to slow down, block, or hinder progress or movement