illuminating 音标拼音: [ɪl'umən
, etɪŋ]
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illuminating adj 1 :
tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance ; "
an enlightening glimpse of government in action "; "
an illuminating lecture " [
synonym : {
enlightening },
{
informative }, {
illuminating }] [
ant : {
unenlightening },
{
unilluminating }]
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 .
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2 .
To light up ;
to decorate with artificial lights ,
as a building or city ,
in token of rejoicing or respect .
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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 .
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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 .
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Illuminating \
Il *
lu "
mi *
na `
ting \,
a .
Giving or producing light ;
used for illumination .
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{
Illuminating gas }.
See {
Gas },
n .,
2 (
a ) .
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52 Moby Thesaurus words for "
illuminating ":
allegorizing ,
annotative ,
autodidactic ,
brightening ,
clarifying ,
coeducational ,
critical ,
cultural ,
demonstrative ,
demythologizing ,
didactic ,
disciplinary ,
edifying ,
editorial ,
educating ,
educational ,
educative ,
elucidative ,
enlightening ,
euhemeristic ,
exegetic ,
exemplificative ,
exhortatory ,
explaining ,
explanatory ,
explicative ,
explicatory ,
expositive ,
expository ,
glossarial ,
homiletic ,
hortatory ,
illuminant ,
illuminative ,
illumining ,
illustrative ,
informative ,
initiatory ,
instructive ,
introductory ,
lecturing ,
lightening ,
lighting ,
preaching ,
preceptive ,
propaedeutic ,
rationalistic ,
rationalizing ,
scholiastic ,
self -
teaching ,
teaching ,
tuitionary
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