illumine

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ILLUMINE

to supply with light <small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way>

Synonyms bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

Related Words brighten; beam, beat (down), radiate, shine; enhalo, halo; floodlight; highlight, spotlight; blaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindle; bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle; gleam, glisten, glitter

Near Antonyms dim, dull, obscure; cover, shroud, veil; douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

Antonyms blacken, darken, obfuscate

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding <readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined>

Synonyms edify, educate, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire, nurture

Related Words elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift; better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform; exalt, glorify, transfigure

Near Antonyms confuse, perplex, puzzle; becloud, cloud, darken, obscure

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