illume

verb

i-ˈlüm How to pronounce illume (audio)
Definition of illumenext
1
as in to educate
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, "through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume"

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2
as in to illumine
to supply with light during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

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  1. educate
  2. illumine
  3. inspire
  4. illuminate
  5. light
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  • Its inhabitants remain largely indifferent to the independence movement; village elders reason that freedom will benefit the educated while cultivators will merely exchange one set of masters for another.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Area communities, which receive a share of the tourism revenues, have been educated about the importance of conservation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of educate
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  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.
    — Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of illumine
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  • Fans were inspired, and more big-name players followed, including Peter Beardsley, Keegan’s former Newcastle team-mate.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Wolverine works for Team X, a black-ops group (inspired by the team from the comics) fighting for mutant survival.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of inspire
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  • Yet, for this current phase, having a clear bullseye may help crystalize the timeline and illuminate bipartisan Capitol Hill strategies if the July blitz stalls.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In a World Cup that was so often illuminated by the game’s biggest stars, glory was claimed by the strongest collective.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of illuminate
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  • Strobe lights zigzag across the room and confetti rains down as Ruffin blasts a smoke cannon into the roaring crowd.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
  • Deer Park’s screen is just a standard rectangle, lit by a single laser digital projector that can’t display the film’s full aspect ratio.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
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“Illume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illume. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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