Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a.
Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
(a) .
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.]
[L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
Enlimn, Limn.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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