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Definition of illumine
illumined
;illumining
transitive verb
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Examples of illumine in a Sentence
small table lamps illumine the inn's dining room in a most romantic way
readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined
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Marianne Faithfull’s ‘Memories, Dreams and Reflections’ is a gem; her luminous words light up the book’s portraits and events in the way ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ is illumined by Renoir’s colors.
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Another photographer whose images help illumine that dark chapter of American history is Ansel Adams.
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Fiery lightning almost constantly illumined the heavens.…
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There was a 10-year stretch — roughly 1975 to 1985 — when the landscape of American literature was illumined and enriched and transformed forever.
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First Known Use of illumine
14th century
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