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==English==
==English==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{ME.}} [[illuminaten]], originally from {{L.}} [[illuminatus|illūminātus]], past participle of [[illuminare#Latin|illūmināre]] "to light".
From M.E. [[illuminaten]], originally from L. [[illūminātus]], past participle of [[illūmināre]] "to light".
===Pronunciation 1===
===Pronunciation 1===
*{{IPA|/ɪlˈlumɪneɪt/ or /ɪlˈluməneɪt/}}
*/ɪlˈlumɪneɪt/ or /ɪlˈluməneɪt/
====Verb====
====Verb====
en-verb|illuminat|ing
# {{transitive}} to [[shine]] [[light]] on something
# to [[shine]] [[light]] on something
# {{transitive}} to [[decorate]] something with lights
# to [[decorate]] something with lights
# {{transitive}} to [[clarify]] or make something [[understandable]]
# to [[clarify]] or make something [[understandable]]
# {{transitive}} to decorate the [[page]] of a [[manuscript]] [[book]] with [[ornamental]] [[design]]s
# to decorate the [[page]] of a [[manuscript]] [[book]] with [[ornamental]] [[design]]s
# {{intransitive}} to [[glow]]
# to [[glow]]
# {{intransitive}} to be [[exposed]] to light
# to be [[exposed]] to light
=====Translations=====
=====Translations=====
to shine light on something
*Finnish: [[valaista]]
*Finnish: [[valaista]]
*French: [[illuminer]]
*French: [[illuminer]]
*Italian: [[illuminare]]
*Italian: [[illuminare]]
*Japanese: [[照らす]] (terasu), [[照明する]] (syōmēsuru)
*Japanese: [[照らす]] (terasu), [[照明する]] (syōmēsuru)
*Polish: [[iluminować]], [[oświetlać]]
*Polish: [[iluminować]], [[oświetlać]]
to clarify or make something understandable (3)}}
*Finnish: [[valaista]]
*Finnish: [[valaista]]
*Italian: [[illuminare]]
*Italian: [[illuminare]]
