illuminate
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The meaning (definition) of the word illuminate
to light up a dark area brightly
The word illuminate used in a sentence
“The lamp will illuminate the dark room so we can see.”
Words that mean the same as illuminate (synonyms)
brightenlight up
Words that mean the opposite of illuminate (antonyms)
darkendim
How the word illuminate is said around the world
| French | éclairer (aykleray) |
| Spanish | iluminar (eeloomeenahr) |
| Mandarin | 照亮 (zhào liàng) |
| Hindi | रोशन (rohshuhn) |
| Arabic | إضاءة (eedah) |
| Russian | осветить (osvetit') |
| Portuguese (EU) | iluminar (eeloomeenahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | iluminar (eeloomeenahr) |
| Japanese | 照らす (tera su) |
| German | beleuchten (buhlawerhytuhn) |
| Urdu | روشن کرنا (rohshuhn kahrnah) |
| Punjabi | ਰੌਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨਾ (rawshuhn kuruhnah) |
| Korean | 비추다 (bicuda) |
| Hebrew | לְהַאִיר (lhyr) |
| Greek | διαφωτίζω (diaphotizo) |
| Dutch | verlichten (vuhrlikhtuhn) |
| Tagalog | magliwanag (mahgleewahnahg) |
| Vietnamese | chiếu sáng (cheeeurw sahurng) |
| Turkish | aydınlatmak (ahydunlahtmahk) |
| Persian | روشن کردن (rohshahn kahrdahn) |
| Polish | oświetlać (awshfyetlahch) |
| Ukrainian | освітлювати (osvitlyuvaty) |
| Bengali | আলোকিত করুন (ahlohkeetoh kohroon) |
| Swedish | belysa (buhlewsah) |
| Italian | illuminare (eelluumeenahray) |
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