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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To give light to; illuminate.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To illuminate; light up; throw light upon, literally or figuratively.

Wiktionary

  1. v. To illuminate.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. make lighter or brighter

Etymologies

  1. Middle English illuminen, from Old French illuminer, from Latin illūmināre, to illuminate; see illuminate. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • yarb Yes, except it's not archaic. It's rather neater than illuminate, dontcha think? Jun 27, 2008

  • seanahan Is this an archaic form of illuminate? Jun 27, 2008

  • yarb A distant street-light illumined a pair,
    identified by Don as Sue's parents...

    - Peter Reading, 10 x 10 x 10, from Nothing for Anyone, 1977 Jun 26, 2008

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‘illumine’ has been looked up 1822 times, loved by 1 person, added to 18 lists, commented on 3 times, and has a Scrabble score of 10.