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illuminate

🇬🇧 UK/i'lju:mineit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To light up a place or object; to clarify or explain something; to decorate with lights or ornamental designs.

照亮,照明;阐明,说明;用彩灯装饰

n.

A person believed to have special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.

先觉者,启蒙者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ilnot, opposite of
+
luminlight, brightness
+
ateto make, having
=illuminate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The street lights illuminate the entire park at night.

  • 2.

    This research will illuminate the causes of the disease.

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