illumine

The word “illumine” has 3 syllables: il-lu-mine

It's pronounced as /ɪˈluːˌmaɪn/


What is synonym and antonym for illumine?

In the thesaurus, “illumine” has 55 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for illumine along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for illumine

  • bathe
  • beacon
  • beam
  • bedazzle
  • better
  • blaze
  • blind
  • brighten
  • burn
  • clarify
  • daze
  • dazzle
  • edify
  • educate
  • elevate
  • elucidate
  • emblaze
  • enhalo
  • enlighten
  • ennoble
  • enrich
  • ensoul
  • exalt
  • fire
  • flame
  • floodlight
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glisten
  • glitter
  • glorify
  • glow
  • halo
  • highlight
  • ignite
  • illume
  • illuminate
  • improve
  • incinerate
  • inspire
  • interpret
  • irradiate
  • kindle
  • lift
  • light
  • lighten
  • nurture
  • radiate
  • regenerate
  • renew
  • shine
  • spotlight
  • transfigure
  • transform
  • uplift

Antonyms for illumine

Meanings of illumine

  • verb
    1. To illuminate.
    2. To light up.

Example Sentences

  • The morning sun began to illumine the horizon, casting a warm glow over the tranquil landscape.
  • His words were meant to illumine the darkest corners of her mind, offering clarity and understanding in times of confusion.
  • As the candles flickered, their soft light seemed to illumine the room, creating an atmosphere of peace and serenity.
  • The scientist's groundbreaking research sought to illumine the mechanisms behind memory formation, unraveling the mysteries of the human brain.
  • In the depths of despair, a glimmer of hope emerged to illumine their path, guiding them through the darkest of times.

On this page you'll find 74 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to illumine, such as: bathe, beacon, beam, becloud, bedazzle, better, blacken.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

ablaze

  • afire
  • aflame
  • aglow
  • alight
  • angry
  • aroused
  • blazing
  • bright
  • brightened
  • brilliant
  • broiling
  • burned
  • burning
  • burnt
  • charred
  • combusting
  • conflagrant
  • enflamed
  • enthusiastic
  • fervent
  • fiery
  • flaming
  • flaring
  • flashing
  • flickering
  • floodlighted
  • floodlit
  • frenzied
  • fuming
  • furious
  • gleaming
  • glowing
  • heated
  • highlighted
  • hot
  • ignited
  • illuminated
  • illumined
  • impassioned
  • incandescent
  • incensed
  • incinerated
  • inflamed
  • intense
  • kindled
  • light
  • lighted
  • lightsome
  • lit
  • live
  • luminous
  • moonlit
  • on fire
  • passionate
  • piping hot
  • radiant
  • raging
  • red-hot
  • refulgent
  • roasting
  • scalding
  • scorched
  • scorching
  • seared
  • searing
  • shiny
  • singed
  • sizzling
  • smoldering
  • smouldering
  • sparkling
  • spotlighted
  • spotlit
  • stimulated
  • sunlit
  • sunny
  • sunshiny
  • vehement

edified

edifies

edify

educate

  • better
  • brainwash
  • brief
  • catechize
  • civilize
  • coach
  • cultivate
  • develop
  • direct
  • discipline
  • drill
  • drum into
  • edify
  • elevate
  • enlighten
  • ennoble
  • enrich
  • ensoul
  • exalt
  • exercise
  • explain
  • familiarize
  • fit
  • foster
  • glorify
  • ground
  • guide
  • habilitate
  • homeschool
  • illume
  • illuminate
  • illumine
  • implant
  • improve
  • inculcate
  • indoctrinate
  • inform
  • initiate
  • inspire
  • instil
  • instill
  • instruct
  • introduce
  • lead
  • lecture
  • lesson
  • let in on
  • lift
  • mature
  • mentor
  • moralize
  • nurture
  • preach
  • prepare
  • prime
  • put hip
  • put through the grind
  • qualify
  • rear
  • reeducate
  • regenerate
  • renew
  • reschool
  • reteach
  • retrain
  • school
  • show
  • show the ropes
  • teach
  • train
  • transfigure
  • transform
  • tutor
  • uplift
  • verse

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