illume

verb

il·​lume i-ˈlüm 

illumed; illuming

transitive verb

: illuminate

Synonyms of illume

• educate
• inspire
• illumine

Examples of illume in a Sentence

a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, “through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume”

during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

Word History

Etymology

perhaps short for illumine

Note: Compare, however, Anglo-French illumer "to light, kindle," Anglo-French & continental Old French alumer, allumer "to set fire to, shed light on, light up" (going back to Vulgar Latin *allūmināre).

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for illume

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume