illuminate

UK
/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
US
/ɪˈluː.məˌneɪt/
illuminateverb
illuminated
Präteritum
illuminated
Partizip Perfekt
illuminating
Gerundium
UK
/ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
US
/ɪˈluː.məˌneɪt/
Übersetzungen
The streetlights illuminate the road at night.
Les lampadaires illuminent la route la nuit.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
enluminerPour les manuscrits, les livres et les ornements médiévaux.
Definitionen
To light up or make bright with light.
The streetlights illuminate the road at night.
To clarify or make something easier to understand.
The professor's explanation helped illuminate the complex theory.
To decorate a manuscript or book with gold, silver, or colored designs.
The monks would illuminate the pages of the ancient texts with intricate designs.
Synonyme
Antonyme
illuminatepartizip perfekt
Definitionen
Lit up with light.
The illuminated skyline was visible from miles away.
Decorated with gold, silver, or coloured designs, especially in a manuscript.
The museum owns several illuminated medieval manuscripts.
Spiritually or intellectually enlightened.
He emerged from the retreat feeling illuminated by the experience.
illuminategerundium / partizip präsens
Definitionen
Providing insight; making something easier to understand.
It was an illuminating conversation about climate change.
Emitting or providing light; lighting up something.
The flashlight produced an illuminating beam that cut through the fog.
illuminatesubstantiv
illuminates
Pl.
Archaic; refers to a person considered spiritually or intellectually enlightened.
Übersetzungen
illuminéAu sens de personne se prétendant spirituellement ou intellectuellement éclairée; souvent avec une nuance ironique ou péjorative.
The mystic considered himself an illuminate among ordinary seekers.
Le mystique se considérait comme un illuminé parmi les chercheurs ordinaires.
Definitionen
A person who is or claims to be spiritually or intellectually enlightened.
The mystic considered himself an illuminate among ordinary seekers.