All illuminate synonyms
il·lu·mi·nate
I i verb illuminate
- flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- highlight — to emphasize or make prominent.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- light up — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- define — to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
- ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
- illumine — Light up ; brighten.
- irradiate — to shed rays of light upon; illuminate.
- fire — combustion
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- illume — to illuminate.
- kindle — (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
- floodlight — an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
- perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
- gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- edify — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
- better — Better is the comparative of good.
- instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- construe — If something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
- polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- uplight — a lamp, often a light bulb set in a cylinder or other container, placed on the floor so that a beam of light is directed upward.
- enlighten — Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.
- elucidate — Make (something) clear; explain.
- explain — Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
- inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- expound — Present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.
- express — By express train or delivery service.