To provide, cover, or fill with light

• lighten

  1. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
  2. To make (a color) lighter.
  3. To enlighten.

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  1. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
  2. To make (a color) lighter.
  3. To enlighten.

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• light

  1. Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers.
  2. Electromagnetic radiation of any frequency or wavelength.
  3. The sensation of perceiving light; brightness:

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  1. Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers.
  2. Electromagnetic radiation of any frequency or wavelength.
  3. The sensation of perceiving light; brightness:

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• illumine

  1. To give light to; illuminate.

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  1. To give light to; illuminate.

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• illume

  1. To illuminate.

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  1. To illuminate.

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To make clear or clearer

• illustrate

  1. To clarify or explain, as by the use of examples or comparisons:
  2. To serve as an example or clarification of:
  3. To provide (a text) with explanatory or decorative images:

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  1. To clarify or explain, as by the use of examples or comparisons:
  2. To serve as an example or clarification of:
  3. To provide (a text) with explanatory or decorative images:

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• elucidate

  1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
  2. To explain or clarify something:

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  1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
  2. To explain or clarify something:

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• clear

  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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• clarify

  1. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate:
  2. To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
  3. To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently or filtering:

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  1. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate:
  2. To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
  3. To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently or filtering:

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To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense

• illumine

  1. To give light to; illuminate.

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  1. To give light to; illuminate.

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• illume

  1. To illuminate.

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  1. To illuminate.

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• enlighten

  1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to:
  2. To give information to; inform or instruct.

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  1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to:
  2. To give information to; inform or instruct.

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• edify

  1. To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.

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  1. To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.

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To make light

• brighten

  1. To make or become bright or brighter.

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  1. To make or become bright or brighter.

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• illumine

  1. To give light to; illuminate.

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  1. To give light to; illuminate.

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• irradiate

  1. To expose to radiation.
  2. To treat with radiation:
  3. To shed light on; illuminate.

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  1. To expose to radiation.
  2. To treat with radiation:
  3. To shed light on; illuminate.

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• lighten

  1. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
  2. To make (a color) lighter.
  3. To enlighten.

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  1. To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
  2. To make (a color) lighter.
  3. To enlighten.

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To explain

• clarify

  1. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate:
  2. To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
  3. To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently or filtering:

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  1. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate:
  2. To clear of confusion or uncertainty:
  3. To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently or filtering:

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• elucidate

  1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
  2. To explain or clarify something:

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  1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
  2. To explain or clarify something:

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• interpret

  1. To explain the meaning of:
  2. To understand the significance of; construe:
  3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism:

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  1. To explain the meaning of:
  2. To understand the significance of; construe:
  3. To present or conceptualize the meaning of by means of art or criticism:

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To decorate

• trim

  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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• ornament

  1. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
  2. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit:
  3. A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.

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  1. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
  2. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit:
  3. A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.

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• illustrate

  1. To clarify or explain, as by the use of examples or comparisons:
  2. To serve as an example or clarification of:
  3. To provide (a text) with explanatory or decorative images:

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  1. To clarify or explain, as by the use of examples or comparisons:
  2. To serve as an example or clarification of:
  3. To provide (a text) with explanatory or decorative images:

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