Synonyms for Illuminate:

• n.

  •
  • lay out,
  • put across,
  • run-through,
  • define,
  • interpret,
  • explain,
  • set out.
  •
  • catch the light,
  • glare.
  •
  • teach.
  •account for (noun)
  • account.
  •crystalise (noun)
  • crystalise.
  •crystalize (noun)
  • crystalize.
  •crystallise (noun)
  • crystallise.
  •crystallize (noun)
  • crystallize.
  •illume (noun)
  • illume.
  •illuminate (noun)
  • sort out,
  • clear.

• v.

  •blaze (verb)
  • bursted out,
  • fulgurated,
  • fulgurates.
  •brighten (verb)
  • illumine,
  • burnish,
  • intensify,
  • lighten.
  •clarify (verb)
  • draw picture,
  • breaks down,
  • de-fine,
  • de lineated,
  • threw light on,
  • makes plain,
  • draws a picture,
  • re solves,
  • re-solving,
  • de lineate,
  • sheds light on,
  • makes perfectly clear,
  • drew a picture,
  • brake down,
  • de-lineate,
  • re-solve,
  • re-solves,
  • de fining,
  • broke down,
  • drawing a picture,
  • de-fined,
  • throwing light on,
  • drawing picture,
  • de fined,
  • shedding light on,
  • making perfectly clear,
  • re-solved,
  • de fines,
  • straightens out,
  • de-fines,
  • re solve,
  • de fine,
  • made plain,
  • draws picture,
  • de-lineated,
  • drew picture,
  • throws light on,
  • de-fining,
  • made perfectly clear,
  • making plain.
  •clear up (verb)
  • made reasonable,
  • un-raveled,
  • de-ciphering,
  • makes reasonable,
  • dis-solved,
  • un ravelling,
  • dis solves,
  • un-raveling,
  • de-ciphers,
  • puzzles out,
  • un folds,
  • puzzling out,
  • un-folded,
  • un-ravels,
  • dis-solves,
  • dis-solve,
  • de-cipher,
  • un raveled,
  • un-fold,
  • un ravels,
  • puzzled out,
  • un fold,
  • un ravelled,
  • making reasonable,
  • de ciphers,
  • making plausible,
  • un raveling,
  • un folded,
  • un folding,
  • un-folding,
  • un-folds,
  • dis solving,
  • makes plausible,
  • un-ravel,
  • un ravel,
  • figures out,
  • dis solve,
  • de-ciphered,
  • un-ravelling,
  • de ciphering,
  • dis solved,
  • de cipher,
  • de ciphered,
  • made plausible,
  • un-ravelled,
  • dis-solving.
  •color (verb)
  • in fusing,
  • co-loring,
  • in-fuse,
  • in fuses,
  • in-fuses,
  • co loring,
  • pinkened,
  • in-fused,
  • pinkens,
  • Frescoing,
  • in fused,
  • in fuse,
  • pinkening,
  • in-fusing.
  •creation (verb)
  • illuminate.
  •decorate (verb)
  • be-dizen,
  • be dizen,
  • gussying up,
  • be-decking,
  • dressing out,
  • be deck,
  • be-dizened,
  • be dizening,
  • be dizens,
  • be decked,
  • be-deck,
  • jazzes up,
  • dressed out,
  • be-dizens,
  • dresses out,
  • be decking,
  • be-decked,
  • be dizened,
  • adds finishing touches,
  • jazzed up,
  • be-decks,
  • drest out,
  • be decks,
  • jazzing up,
  • be-dizening.
  •describe (verb)
  • ex-pounding,
  • re-cites,
  • de-tail,
  • de-tailed,
  • making apparent,
  • re cite,
  • Re-present,
  • ex-pressing,
  • ex press,
  • ex-plicate,
  • ex plicated,
  • de-tailing,
  • marked out,
  • de-pict,
  • ex-press,
  • writes up,
  • re-counted,
  • de-tails,
  • ex plicate,
  • re counts,
  • conveying image,
  • ex pounding,
  • de picts,
  • out-lining,
  • re-presents,
  • made vivid,
  • conveys image,
  • de-scribes,
  • ex-pounded,
  • de-scribe,
  • conveyed image,
  • re counted,
  • ex plicating,
  • de tails,
  • de-scribed,
  • ex-pound,
  • de scribes,
  • de pict,
  • re-hearse,
  • re-ported,
  • made apparent,
  • writ up,
  • makes apparent,
  • re-porting,
  • out lines,
  • re-presenting,
  • re counting,
  • ex-pounds,
  • out lining,
  • writing up,
  • de scribed,
  • ex pressing,
  • re-hearses,
  • makes clear,
  • out lined,
  • re present,
  • re porting,
  • out-lined,
  • de tailing,
  • re presenting,
  • re-presented,
  • ex pressed,
  • re presented,
  • made sense of,
  • out line,
  • makes sense of,
  • makes vivid,
  • re ported,
  • re citing,
  • re hearse,
  • re late,
  • de scribe,
  • ex plicates,
  • making sense of,
  • de-scribing,
  • re cites,
  • re presents,
  • re-lated,
  • de tailed,
  • ex pounds,
  • re-citing,
  • out-line,
  • de tail,
  • de-picts,
  • ex-plicating,
  • re cited,
  • re-counts,
  • re hearses,
  • ex pound,
  • wrote up,
  • ex pounded,
  • de scribing,
  • out-lines,
  • re-cited,
  • re-cite,
  • marks out,
  • re-counting,
  • ex-plicates,
  • making vivid,
  • ex-plicated.
  •elucidate (verb)
  • de code,
  • de coded,
  • de-coding,
  • de coding,
  • de-code,
  • de-coded,
  • made see daylight,
  • de-codes,
  • makes see daylight,
  • making see daylight,
  • de codes.
  •enlighten (verb)
  • giving the lowdown,
  • pre aching,
  • gave word,
  • up-date,
  • dis closes,
  • lets in on,
  • causes to understand,
  • co-unselling,
  • in-spirited,
  • up dates,
  • cause understand,
  • giving the word,
  • causing to understand,
  • in spiriting,
  • up-lift,
  • giving lowdown,
  • in spirit,
  • causes understand,
  • up-dated,
  • putting to,
  • dis-closing,
  • co unselling,
  • up lifts,
  • gave the lowdown,
  • up-dates,
  • up lift,
  • gives the lowdown,
  • puts on to,
  • in-spirits,
  • pre-ached,
  • in-spiriting,
  • gave the word,
  • gives word,
  • up-lifting,
  • up dated,
  • up dating,
  • causing understand,
  • up date,
  • giving word,
  • dis-close,
  • up lifting,
  • re veals,
  • gives lowdown,
  • putting on to,
  • caused understand,
  • gives the word,
  • re-veals,
  • puts to,
  • in spirited,
  • dis-closed,
  • in-spirit,
  • gave lowdown,
  • re-veal,
  • up-lifts,
  • opens up,
  • letting in on,
  • pre ached,
  • up lifted,
  • caused to understand,
  • dis closed,
  • dis closing,
  • up-dating,
  • dis close,
  • give lowdown,
  • up-lifted,
  • dis-closes,
  • pre-aching,
  • letted in on.
  •exemplify (verb)
  • dis-played,
  • dis-play,
  • in stances,
  • dis-plays,
  • in-stance,
  • in-stances,
  • dis plays,
  • dis-playing,
  • dis playing,
  • in stance,
  • dis play,
  • emblematizes,
  • dis played.
  •glorify (verb)
  • trans-figure,
  • up rear,
  • trans-figures,
  • trans figure,
  • up-rear,
  • trans figured,
  • trans-figuring,
  • paid homage to,
  • trans figuring,
  • up rearing,
  • up-rears,
  • paying homage to,
  • pays homage to,
  • up-reared,
  • up rears,
  • trans figures,
  • payed homage to,
  • trans-figured,
  • up reared,
  • up-rearing.
  •illustrate (verb)
  • ex-posing,
  • ex-posed,
  • ex-plaining,
  • showing tell,
  • ex posed,
  • ex pose,
  • ex plained,
  • ex-plain,
  • pro claimed,
  • ostended,
  • shows and tell,
  • gotten over,
  • pro claims,
  • ex plains,
  • pro claiming,
  • ex plain,
  • ex-plained,
  • ostends,
  • pro claim,
  • pro-claiming,
  • ex plaining,
  • ex-pose,
  • showed tell,
  • ostending,
  • points up,
  • show tell,
  • showing and tell,
  • shows tell,
  • limelighted,
  • limelighting,
  • bringing home,
  • pro-claims,
  • showed and tell,
  • ex-plains,
  • brought home,
  • pointed up.
  •inform (verb)
  • in form,
  • showed ropes,
  • sends word,
  • in-form,
  • giving tip,
  • in-spire,
  • fore-warns,
  • give tip,
  • fore-warned,
  • in forms,
  • gave pointer,
  • be-trays,
  • made conversant with,
  • in-vests,
  • giving a pointer,
  • gave a pointer,
  • in-vesting,
  • fore-warn,
  • fore-warning,
  • be tray,
  • told on,
  • in-spired,
  • fore warn,
  • in spiring,
  • end owed,
  • telling on,
  • fore warns,
  • gives a pointer,
  • fore warned,
  • giving pointer,
  • letting know,
  • in-vest,
  • in vest,
  • show ropes,
  • in-spiring,
  • showing the ropes,
  • sent word,
  • shows the ropes,
  • in-vested,
  • showed the ropes,
  • showing ropes,
  • in vested,
  • giving two cents,
  • in-forming,
  • in spire,
  • gives a tip,
  • making conversant with,
  • end owing,
  • end-owed,
  • sending word,
  • in spires,
  • in-forms,
  • gave two cents,
  • in formed,
  • makes conversant with,
  • be-tray,
  • be trays,
  • gives two cents,
  • in vests,
  • gave tip,
  • gives tip,
  • gives pointer,
  • end-owing,
  • in spired,
  • gave a tip,
  • giving a tip,
  • letted know,
  • in-spires,
  • in-formed,
  • shows ropes,
  • tells on,
  • in forming,
  • lets know.
  •light (verb)
  • fluoresce,
  • flood,
  • glow,
  • glint,
  • radiate,
  • scintillate,
  • flash,
  • gleam,
  • flare,
  • spot,
  • beam,
  • glitter,
  • fire.
  •make clear; educate (verb)
  • finish,
  • express,
  • perfect,
  • improve,
  • polish,
  • give insight,
  • edify,
  • gloss,
  • dramatize,
  • uplight,
  • better,
  • instruct,
  • construe.
  •make light (verb)
  • irradiate,
  • kindle,
  • highlight,
  • limelight,
  • hit with a light,
  • ignite.
  •shine (verb)
  • be dazzle,
  • be dazzles,
  • emitted light,
  • be-dazzle,
  • be-dazzled,
  • be-dazzles,
  • gave light,
  • be-dazzling,
  • gives light,
  • giving light,
  • be dazzling.
  •solve (verb)
  • gotten bottom,
  • getting bottom,
  • un-riddles,
  • un-riddling,
  • make dent,
  • un-riddled,
  • un-riddle,
  • got to the bottom,
  • un-tangling,
  • dis-entangled,
  • un-locked,
  • un locked,
  • dis entangled,
  • got right,
  • getting the bottom,
  • got the bottom,
  • got to bottom,
  • get bottom,
  • dis-entangling,
  • gat bottom,
  • puts two and two together,
  • makes dent,
  • get to bottom,
  • hit up on,
  • un-tangled,
  • gotten right,
  • un-tangle,
  • hitting upon,
  • getting to the bottom,
  • dis entangling,
  • gat right,
  • making dent,
  • gotten the bottom,
  • thinks out,
  • dis-entangles,
  • puts two two together,
  • hits up on,
  • dis entangle,
  • getting right,
  • un riddles,
  • getting to bottom,
  • gets to the bottom,
  • un locking,
  • gat to the bottom,
  • gets right,
  • gotten to bottom,
  • gets to bottom,
  • gets bottom,
  • dis-entangle,
  • un locks,
  • un riddled,
  • got bottom,
  • un-locking,
  • un tangle,
  • gets the bottom,
  • un riddling,
  • made a dent,
  • putting two and two together,
  • dis entangles,
  • putting two two together,
  • unriddles,
  • un riddle,
  • un-lock,
  • get the bottom,
  • making a dent,
  • un-locks,
  • un tangled,
  • gat the bottom,
  • un lock,
  • hits upon,
  • made dent,
  • put two two together,
  • hitting up on,
  • gotten to the bottom,
  • unriddled,
  • makes a dent,
  • gat to bottom.
  •spotlight (verb)
  • drawing attention,
  • draws attention,
  • puts center stage,
  • gave prominence,
  • gives prominence,
  • giving prominence,
  • puts on center stage,
  • put center stage,
  • putting center stage,
  • putting on center stage,
  • drew attention.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • enhance,
  • make over,
  • flatter,
  • deck out,
  • refresh,
  • embellish,
  • garland,
  • adorn,
  • emblazon,
  • personalize,
  • transform,
  • bind,
  • cheer up,
  • revamp,
  • prettify,
  • trick out,
  • beautify,
  • fix up,
  • set off,
  • touch up.
  •
  • ornament,
  • soften,
  • wreathe,
  • do up,
  • inset,
  • festoon,
  • trim.
  •
  • imprint.
  •
  • overlay.
  •brighten
  • lit up,
  • buff up,
  • buffs up,
  • lighted up,
  • grow sunny,
  • punch up,
  • spiffed up,
  • light up,
  • spiff up.
  •clear up
  • figured out,
  • make plausible,
  • figure out,
  • make reasonable,
  • figuring out,
  • puzzle out.
  •color
  • toned,
  • Toning,
  • Crimsoning,
  • enamel,
  • Enamelling,
  • pigmenting,
  • Crayoning,
  • Lacquering,
  • infuse,
  • Pigmented,
  • Crayoned,
  • Enamelled,
  • Frescos,
  • Lacquered,
  • rouged,
  • Rouging,
  • Frescoed,
  • Crimsoned,
  • pinken,
  • Enameling,
  • Chalking,
  • chalk,
  • enameled,
  • Chalked,
  • CHALKS,
  • fresco.

Paraphrases for Illuminate:

• Independent

  • Interjection
    enlightenment.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    lighting, turning, starting, stoking.
  • Verb, base form
    illustrate, highlight, inform, clarify, clarifying, explain, explains, ignite, light, demonstrate, lighten, articulate, delineate, underline, unravel, identify, educate, reflect, reveal, investigate, emphasize, expound, indicate, tell, exemplify, emphasise, depict, show.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    enlighten, elucidate, brighten.

Antonyms for Illuminate:

• v.

  • make clear; educate
    ruin, confuse, worsen, mystify, be vague.
  • make light
    dull, involve, darken, complicate, obscure, put out, cloud, extinguish.
  • Other antonyms:
    cover, perplex, shroud, disparage, puzzle, belittle, snuff, veil, quench, tone, understate, de-emphasize, confound, douse, play down, discount, dim, minimize.

Hypernym for Illuminate:

• v.

  • creation
    rubricate, miniate.

Hyponym for Illuminate:

• v.

  • creation
    decorate, embellish, adorn, grace, ornament, beautify.