Illumine
[ɪ'l(j)uːmɪn] or [ɪ'lumɪn]
Definition
(v. t.) To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Checker: Muriel
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Enlighten, illuminate, illume, supply with light.
Typed by Camilla
Examples
- To make it an avowed ideal--a thing of will and intelligence--is to hasten its coming, to illumine its blunders, and, by giving it self-criticism, to convert mistakes into wisdom. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She flitted through the rooms, like a good spirit, dispatched from the celestial kingdom, to illumine our dark hour with alien splendour. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- She put her floury and horny hand into mine; another and heartier smile illumined her rough face, and from that moment we were friends. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She met his eyes with an illumined look. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Typist: Nelly