illuminate

/ɪˈlumɪneɪt/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
illuminates
past
illuminated
past participle
illuminated
gerund
illuminating

Meaning

  1. iluminar

    • The lamp illuminated the room.

      La lámpara iluminó la habitación.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

brighten

Near-total synonyms for making something lighter or brighter; largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

beleuchten

beleuchten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to light, to illuminate."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa illuminate?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The lamp ___ the room.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a illuminate?

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