illuminate something with something
- illuminate something with something
illuminate something with something
1. Lit. to light up something with something. •
The lights illuminated the monument with a bright glow.
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The monument was illuminated with mercury vapor lamps.
2. Fig. to clarify or elucidate something with explanation. •
Please try to illuminate this matter with an explanation.
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Could you illuminate your answer with a little more detail?
3. to decorate a manuscript with pictures or designs, as done in medieval monasteries. •
The monks spent all their days illuminating manuscripts with pictures.
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No one has the patience to illuminate books with tiny designs.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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