illuminate
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Synonyms: Verb
bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten
Antonyms: Verb
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Verb
the part of the moon illuminated by the sun A university study has illuminated the problem.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Her personal essays on toxic relationships, self-love, gender identity, trans sexuality, and feminism are illuminating and palpable. — Jasmin Hernandez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Nomi Ruiz on Making Art That Means Something," 17 Jan. 2019 StormBreaker can attack three ways: normal, laser illuminated and coordinate attack. — Allison Barrie, Fox News, "StormBreaker: Powerful bomb penetrates bad weather, spells bad news for bad guys," 27 July 2018 Scroll to find out which illuminating and moisturizing foundation Instagram's queen of glowy skin, Nam Vo, swears by, as well as the BB cream Allure's digital editor (and skin-care aficionado) Sarah Kinonen always keeps in her makeup bag. — Sophie Wirt, Allure, "The Best Foundations for Dry Skin, According to Makeup Artists," 18 July 2018 Consider light-emitting diodes, the tiny part that makes LED light bulbs illuminate and are used in many industrial settings. — New York Times, "What a Trade War With China Looks Like on the Front Lines," 23 June 2018 This is an important takeaway and one that illuminates that not only does outlandishly uncivil actions (like vomiting) rightly irritate drivers to the point of giving passengers a low-star rating, so do the seemingly less obnoxious behaviors. — Nicole Spector /, NBC News, "Is your Uber rating low? One of these bad behaviors may be to blame," 23 May 2018 She is mostly left to pout in cool clubs, wear futuristic cozy knits, detail her past in a way that illuminates Montag's own history, and explain actual reality to her new love interest, an emotional and mental baby of human. — refinery29.com, "Fahrenheit 451," 17 May 2018 Attendees young and old illuminated the ballroom space with their cell phone lights and belted out Rodgers' classics with vigor, proving that the disco legend that got his start in the '70s can still get the party started to this day. — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, "Nile Rodgers, LL Cool J, & Roger Daltrey Celebrate We Are Family Foundation With Nostalgia-Filled Concert," 28 Apr. 2018 And as these messengers have lingered in the spotlight, their imperfections have increasingly been illuminated. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "James Comey, Stormy Daniels and the flawed vessels commandeering the Trump resistance," 19 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The problem is that, while the careful study of history can provide policymakers with powerful insights, incongruous comparisons can just as easily obscure as illuminate contemporary challenges. — Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, "The Uses and Misuses of Historical Analogy for North Korea," 3 Oct. 2017 Throughout the film, interviews reveal the pervasive abuses committed against infants, children and teens as well as illuminate groups and people who are working to stop it. — Kimber Myers, latimes.com, "Filmmaker-monk goes after sex trade in documentary 'Stopping Traffic'," 28 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'illuminate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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