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Adjective illuminated has 1 sense
- illuminated, lighted, lit, well-lighted - provided with artificial light; "illuminated advertising"; "looked up at the lighted windows"; "a brightly lit room"; "a well-lighted stairwell"
Antonym: dark (indirect, via light)
Verb illuminate has 3 senses
- light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate - make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
--1 is one way to lighten, lighten up
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- clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
--2 is one way to clarify, clear up, elucidate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
--3 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
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