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il·lume
(ĭ-lo͞om′)tr.v. il·lumed, il·lum·ing, il·lumes
To illuminate.
[Short for illumine (probably on the model of French verbs in -lumer, to light up, such as allumer, to light).]
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illume
(ɪˈluːm)vb
(tr) a poetic word for illuminate
[C17: shortened from illumine]
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il•lume
(ɪˈlum)v.t. -lumed, -lum•ing.
to illuminate.
[1595–1605; short for illumine]
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illume
Past participle: illumed
Gerund: illuming
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| Verb | 1. | illume - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" lighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up" floodlight - illuminate with floodlights spotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater |
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illume
verb1. To provide, cover, or fill with light:
2. To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense:
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