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.
ILLUMINATE
Il*lu"mi*nate, v. i.
Defn: To light up in token or rejoicing.
ILLUMINATE
Il*lu"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. illuminatus, p.p.]
Defn: Enlightened. Bp. Hall.
ILLUMINATE
Il*lu"mi*nate, n.
Defn: One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
ILLUMINATI Il*lu`mi*na"ti, n. pl. Etym: [L. illuminatus. See Illuminate, v. t., and cf. Illuminee.]