Index of English words, starting with "il"

(1) - Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
(2) - Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.
(3) - Illuminate (v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.
(4) - Illuminate (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.
(5) - Illuminate (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.
(6) - Illuminate (v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
(7) - Illuminate (v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.

(1) - Illuminating (a.) Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
(2) - Illuminating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illuminate

(1) - Illumination (v. t.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration.
(2) - Illumination (v. t.) That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.
(3) - Illumination (v. t.) That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript.
(4) - Illumination (n.) Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
(5) - Illumination (n.) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
(6) - Illumination (n.) The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

(1) - Illuminative (a.) Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative.

(1) - Illuminator (v. t.) A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant.
(2) - Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.