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illume

[ ih-loom ]

/ ɪˈlum /

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verb (used with object), il·lumed, il·lum·ing. Archaic.

to illuminate.

Origin of illume

First recorded in 1595–1605; short for illumine

OTHER WORDS FROM illume

un·il·lumed, adjective

Words nearby illume

illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality, illude, illume, illuminable, illuminance, illuminant, illuminate, illuminati

Example sentences from the Web for illume

I admired the condensed wisdom of this, but, like experience, it only serves to illume the path over which I have passed.

Adopting An Abandoned Farm |Kate Sanborn
Even if you have only one light for ten darknesses, it will be enough to illume them all.

The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 |Elizabeth Bisland
Three candles that illume every darkness: truth, nature, knowledge.

Ancient Irish Poetry |Various
Live in the sunshine, don't live in the gloom, Carry some gladness the world to illume.

The Optimist's Good Morning |Florence Hobart Perin

Even so will it be with England; ere ten centuries have rolled away, her sun-like splendour will illume a western world.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction |Various

British Dictionary definitions for illume

illume

/ (ɪˈluːm) /

verb

(tr) a poetic word for illuminate

Word Origin for illume

C17: shortened from illumine