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==English==
===Etymology===
From {{ME.}} [[illuminaten]], originally from {{L.}} [[illuminatus|illūminātus]], past participle of [[illuminare#Latin|illūmināre]] "to light".
===Pronunciation 1===
*{{IPA|/ɪlˈlumɪneɪt/ or /ɪlˈluməneɪt/}}
*{{audio|en-us-illuminate.ogg|Audio (US)}}
====Verb====
{{rfc-level|Verb at L4+ not in L3 POS section}}
{{en-verb|illuminat|ing}}
# {{transitive}} to [[shine]] [[light]] on something
# {{transitive}} to [[decorate]] something with lights
# {{transitive}} to [[clarify]] or make something [[understandable]]
# {{transitive}} to decorate the [[page]] of a [[manuscript]] [[book]] with [[ornamental]] [[design]]s
# {{intransitive}} to [[glow]]
# {{intransitive}} to be [[exposed]] to light
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to shine light on something (1)}}
*Finnish: [[valaista]]
*French: [[illuminer]]
*Italian: [[illuminare]]
{{trans-mid}}
*Japanese: [[照らす]] (terasu), [[照明する]] (syōmēsuru)
*Polish: [[iluminować]], [[oświetlać]]
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|to decorate something with lights (2)}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|to clarify or make something understandable (3)}}
*Finnish: [[valaista]]
*Italian: [[illuminare]]
====Synonyms====
* [[illumine]]
===Pronunciation 2===
*ɪlˈlumɪnət/
====Noun====
# Someone thought to have an unusual degree of [[enlightenment]].
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==Italian==
===Adjective===
'''illuminate''' {{p}}
# feminine of illuminato #Adjective illuminato
===Verb===
'''illuminate'''
# [[second person plural]] [[present tense]] of [[illuminare]]
# second person plural [[imperative]] of illuminare
# feminine plural [[past participle]] of illuminare
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