How do you pronounce illuminate?

illuminate is pronounced as /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/.

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illuminate

✨illuminate

verb

/ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/

illuminant illuminati

Meaning

To light up or make something clearer.

Example Sentences

Streetlights illuminate the road at night.

Example Expressions

illuminate the mind

Synonyms

light up, brighten, clarify, enlighten

Antonyms

darken, obscure

Collocations

illuminate the path, illuminate the sky, brightly illuminate, illuminate the mind

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