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illumine

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of illumine

1 to supply with light

  • small table lamps illumine the innʼs dining room in a most romantic way
Synonyms of illumine

bathe, beacon, emblaze, illume, illuminate, irradiate, light, lighten
Words Related to illumine

brighten

beam, beat (down), radiate, shine

enhalo, halo

floodlight

highlight, spotlight

blaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindle

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

gleam, glisten, glitter
Near Antonyms of illumine

dim, dull, obscure

cover, shroud, veil

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)
Antonyms of illumine

blacken, darken, obfuscate

2 to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

  • readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined
Synonyms of illumine

edify, educate, enlighten, illume, illuminate, inspire, nurture
Words Related to illumine

elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift

better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform

exalt, glorify, transfigure
Near Antonyms of illumine

confuse, perplex, puzzle

becloud, cloud, darken, obscure

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