Illuminate vs. Lighten
Illuminateverb
(transitive) To shine light on something.
Illuminateverb
(transitive) To decorate something with lights.
Illuminateverb
To clarify or make something understandable.
Illuminateverb
(transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
Illuminateverb
To make spectacular.
Illuminateverb
(intransitive) To glow; to light up.
Illuminateverb
(intransitive) To be exposed to light.
Illuminateverb
To direct a radar beam toward.
Illuminatenoun
Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
Illuminateadjective
(obsolete) enlightened
Illuminateverb
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
Illuminateverb
To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
Illuminateverb
To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
Illuminateverb
To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
Illuminateverb
To light up in token or rejoicing.
Illuminateadjective
Enlightened.
Illuminatenoun
One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
Illuminateverb
make lighter or brighter;
Illuminateverb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;
Illuminateverb
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
Illuminateverb
light up
Illuminateverb
decorate (a building or structure) with lights for a special occasion.
Illuminateverb
decorate (a page or initial letter in a manuscript) with gold, silver, or coloured designs.
Illuminateverb
help to clarify or explain
Lightenverb
(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
Lightenverb
(intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
Lightenverb
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash.
Lightenverb
(transitive) To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
Lightenverb
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Lightenverb
(transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
Lightenverb
(transitive) To make light or lighter in weight.
Lightenverb
(transitive) To make less serious or more cheerful.
Lightenverb
(intransitive) To become light or lighter in weight.
Lightenverb
(intransitive) To become less serious or more cheerful.
Lightenverb
To descend; to light.
Lightenverb
To descend; to light.
Lightenverb
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
Lightenverb
To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
Lightenverb
To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
Lightenverb
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Lightenverb
To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
Lightenverb
To free from trouble and fill with joy.
Lightenverb
To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
Lightenverb
To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
Lightenverb
To cheer; to exhilarate.
Lightenverb
make more cheerful
Lightenverb
make more cheerful
Lightenverb
make lighter or brighter;
Lightenverb
become brighter;
Lightenverb
become lighter;
