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illume

verb
il·​lume | \i-ˈlüm \
illumed; illuming

Definition of illume 

transitive verb

: illuminate

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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

First Known Use of illume

1602, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of illume was in 1602

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