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• illuminate — verb (T) 1 to make a light shine on something, or fill a place with light: The room was illuminated by the glow of the fire. 2 formal to make something much clearer and easier to understand: His lecture illuminated and explained many scientific… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …   Universalium

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• light — I [[t]laɪt[/t]] n. adj. light•er, light•est, 1) something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light[/ex] 2) phs a) electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about… …   From formal English to slang