Illuminate vs Illuminate - What's the difference?
illuminate | illuminate |
To shine light on something.
To decorate something with lights.
To clarify or make something understandable.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
(figurative) To make spectacular.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 2
, author= Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Belgium
, work=BBC Sport
To glow; to light up.
* 1994 , Sylvia Carlson, ?Verne Carlson, Professional Cameraman's Handbook (ISBN 024080080X), page 494:
* 2011'/'''2012 , "Spectrum", written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth, performed by (Florence and the Machine), released on the album ''Ceremonials (2011):
To be exposed to light.
(military) To direct a (radar) beam toward.
To shine light on something.
To decorate something with lights.
To clarify or make something understandable.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
(figurative) To make spectacular.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 2
, author= Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Belgium
, work=BBC Sport
To glow; to light up.
* 1994 , Sylvia Carlson, ?Verne Carlson, Professional Cameraman's Handbook (ISBN 024080080X), page 494:
* 2011'/'''2012 , "Spectrum", written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth, performed by (Florence and the Machine), released on the album ''Ceremonials (2011):
To be exposed to light.
(military) To direct a (radar) beam toward.
In lang=en terms the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is to be exposed to light while illuminate is to be exposed to light.In figurative|lang=en terms the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is (figurative) to make spectacular while illuminate is (figurative) to make spectacular.In military|lang=en terms the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is (military) to direct a (radar) beam toward while illuminate is (military) to direct a (radar) beam toward.In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is (obsolete) enlightened while illuminate is (obsolete) enlightened.As verbs the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is to shine light on something while illuminate is to shine light on something.As nouns the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment while illuminate is someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.As adjectives the difference between illuminate and illuminate
is that illuminate is (obsolete) enlightened while illuminate is (obsolete) enlightened.illuminate
English
Verb
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- Red diode in button illuminates when camera runs at speed set in five-digit speed selector.
- Say my name / and every color illuminates. / We are shining /
Synonyms
* *Derived terms
* transilluminate * illuminatorilluminate
English
Verb
(illuminat)citation, page= , passage=Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.}}
- Red diode in button illuminates when camera runs at speed set in five-digit speed selector.
- Say my name / and every color illuminates. / We are shining /