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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
     illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
     light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
     Enlimn, Limn.]
     1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
        literally or figuratively; to brighten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
        building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
        or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
        manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
        knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
        illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a.
     Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
     (a) .
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a.
     Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
  
     Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
     (a) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
     illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
     light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
     Enlimn, Limn.]
     1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
        literally or figuratively; to brighten.
  
     2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
        building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
  
     3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
        or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
        manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
  
     4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
        knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
        illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  illuminating
       adj 1: highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying;
              "an illuminating lecture"; "illuminating pieces of
              information" [syn: enlightening] [ant: unilluminating]
       2: providing light; "the sun's illuminating rays"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illuminating
     a.
     1 provide illumination or light.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation;
  educational, revealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en illuminate nocat=1).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  illuminating
     a.
     1 provide illumination or light.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation;
  educational, revealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en illuminate nocat=1).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  illuminating
     a.
     1 provide illumination or light.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation;
  educational, revealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en illuminate nocat=1).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  illuminating
     a.
     1 provide illumination or light.
     2 (lb en figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation;
  educational, revealing.
     vb.
     (present participle of en illuminate nocat=1).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illuminating
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i lluminat ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  illuminating
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en illuminate ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb illuminate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Illuminating /ɪlˈuːmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/
  الإضاءة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  illuminating /ɪlˈuːmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  osvětlovací

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  illuminating /ɪlˈuːmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  objasňující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  illuminating /ɪlˈuːmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  osvětlování