From Middle English illuminen (“to light, light up; to shine; (figuratively) to enlighten spiritually; to make illustrious”) [and other forms], from Old French illuminer (“to light up, illuminate; (figuratively) to enlighten”) (modern French illuminer), from Latin illūmināre, the present active infinitive of illūminō (“to light up, illuminate; to brighten; to adorn; to make conspicuous”), from il- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’; intensifying prefix)) + lūminō (“to illuminate; to brighten; (figuratively) to reveal”) (from lūmen (“light; light source; (poetic) brightness; daylight”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine; to see; bright”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).

Synonyms

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illuminate light illume

Antonyms

obscure

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Rhymes for illumine

nine mine wine line sine dine fine thine shine Rhine Maine seine

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of illumine?

"illumine" (verb) means means the same as illuminate.

What is another word for illumine?

Other words for "illumine" include illuminate, light, illume.

What is the opposite of illumine?

The opposite of "illumine" is obscure.

What are the different meanings of illumine?

"illumine" has 3 main meanings: 1. Means the same as illuminate; 2. To shine light onto something; 3. To make something glow or shine with light.

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