illuminate

Definitions of illuminate in various dictionaries:

verb - make lighter or brighter

verb - make free from confusion or ambiguity

verb - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

To provide or brighten with light.

To decorate or hang with lights.

To make understandable; clarify: “Cleverly made attacks can often serve to illuminate important differences between candidates, as well as entertain the voters” (New Republic).

To enlighten intellectually or spiritually; enable to understand.

To endow with fame or splendor; celebrate.

To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.

To expose to or reveal by radiation.

To become lighted; glow.

To provide intellectual or spiritual enlightenment and understanding: “Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate, you’re on a slippery slope” (Bill Moyers).

To be exposed to or revealed by radiation.