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Meaning of ILLUME

Pronunciation:  i'loom

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
 
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 Synonyms: illuminate, illumine, light, light up
 
 See Also: floodlight, lighten, lighten up, spotlight

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Il*lume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illumed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Illuming}.] [Cf. F. illuminer. See {Illuminate}.]
To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to
illuminate; to illumine. --Shak.
      The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold.
                                               --Thomson.
 

 

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