ILLUMINATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible No streetlights illuminated the street [VERB noun] The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning [VERB noun]
Illuminate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com To illuminate is to light up — with physical light or with an idea A spotlight might illuminate an actor on stage, and a good chemistry teacher might illuminate students with a lesson on the atomic structure of hydrogen