illumine

Meanings

1. Synonym of illuminate.
2. To shine light on (something).
3. To cause (something) to glow or shine with light.
4. To enlighten (someone) spiritually; to induce (someone) to adopt, or believe in the truth of, a religion, religious tenet, etc.
5. To cause (the eyes) to see.
6. To cause (a person or their face) to show enlightenment, happiness, etc.
7. To enlighten (someone) intellectually.
8. To decorate (a page of a manuscript book) with ornamental designs.
9. To become bright; to light up.
10. To enlighten intellectually.
11. Of a person or their face: to show enlightenment, happiness, etc.

Etymology

From Middle English illuminen (“to light, light up; to shine; (figuratively) to enlighten spiritually; to make illustrious”) [and other forms], from Old French illuminer (“to light up, illuminate; (figuratively) to enlighten”) (modern French illuminer), from Latin illūmināre, the present active infinitive of illūminō (“to light up, illuminate; to brighten; to adorn; to make conspicuous”), from il- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’; intensifying prefix)) + lūminō (“to illuminate; to brighten; (figuratively) to reveal”) (from lūmen (“light; light source; (poetic) brightness; daylight”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine; to see; bright”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).