Origin of illuminate
OTHER WORDS FROM illuminate
Words nearby illuminate
illude,
illume,
illuminable,
illuminance,
illuminant,
illuminate,
illuminati,
illuminating,
illumination,
illuminative,
illuminator
Example sentences from the Web for illuminated
British Dictionary definitions for illuminated
illuminate
verb (ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt)
adjective (ɪˈluːmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
archaic
made clear or bright with light; illuminated
noun (ɪˈluːmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment
Derived forms of illuminate
illuminative, adjective illuminator, nounWord Origin for illuminate
C16: from Latin
illūmināre to light up, from
lūmen light