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[syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Illume \Il*lume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illumed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Illuming.] [Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate.]
To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to
illuminate; to illumine. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The mountain's brow,
Illumed with fluid gold. --Thomson.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
illume
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up,
illuminate]