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- [ih-loo-min]
- /ɪˈlu mɪn/
- /ɪˈljuːmɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-loo-min]
- /ɪˈlu mɪn/
Definitions of illumine word
- noun illumine Light up ; brighten. 1
- abbreviation ILLUMINE illuminate 1
- verb illumine To illumine something means the same as to illuminate it. 0
- verb transitive illumine to illuminate; light up 0
- verb illumine (Transitive Verb) To illuminate. 0
- verb illumine (Intransitive Verb) To light up. 0
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Origin of illumine
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English illuminen < Latin illūmināre to light up, equivalent to il- il-1 + lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Illumine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
illumine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
illumine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for illumine
verb illumine
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- irradiate — to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
Antonyms for illumine
verb illumine
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- lumine — to illumine.
Top questions with illumine
- what in me is dark illumine?
- what is illumine?
- what does illumine mean?
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