illuminate

v. light up, brighten; elucidate, explain; adorn, decorate, illustrate

Illuminate is a German gothic music band formed in 1993 by Johannes Berthold.
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Verb
1. make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
(synonym) light, illume, illumine, light up
(hypernym) lighten, lighten up
(hyponym) floodlight
(derivation) illumination
2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
(synonym) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate
(hypernym) clarify, clear up, elucidate
(derivation) clarification, elucidation, illumination
3. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(hyponym) miniate, rubricate
(entail) paint
(derivation) miniature, illumination
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production

v. illuminate, light, lighten, illumine, light up, enlighten

adj. lit up, illuminated, enlightened

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.
  

(v. t.)
To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. i.)
To light up in token or rejoicing.
  

(n.)
One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
  

(a.)
Enlightened.