illuminate

Verbs

(v) make lighter or brighter
- This lamp lightens the room a bit
illume, illumine, light, light up,
(v) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, shed light on, crystallize, elucidate, sort out, enlighten, clear up, straighten out, clear,
(v) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

Synonyms

illume illumine light light up crystalise crystalize crystallise shed light on crystallize elucidate sort out enlighten clear up straighten out clear

Words of close approximity

illuminant

illuminated