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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a. Giving or producing light; used for illumination. {Illuminating gas}. See {Gas}, n., 2 a . From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: illuminating adj 1: highly enlightening; making understandable or clarifying; "an illuminating lecture"; "illuminating pieces of information" [syn: {enlightening}] [ant: {unilluminating}] 2: providing light; "the sun's illuminating rays"
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