illuminate

  1. Verb.  (transitive) to shine light on something.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) to decorate something with lights.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) to clarify or make something understandable.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) to glow.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) to be exposed to light.
  7. Noun.  Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

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