10 Letter Words for Illuminate
illuminate
9 Letter Words for Illuminate
aluminite, multilane, multiline
8 Letter Words for Illuminate
allumine, illumine, lineatum, luminate, meliatin, millenia, minutiae, minutial, timaline
7 Letter Words for Illuminate
ailment, aliment, almuten, alumine, alumite, alunite, emulant, intimal, inutile, limelit, liminal, limital, limnite, lumenal, luminal, mallein, maltine, manille, mellita, milline, millnia, miniate, minutia, mitella, mullein, mullite, netmail, nitella, nutmeal, taillie, talinum, tellima, tillman, timelia
6 Letter Words for Illuminate
alinit, allium, alulet, alumen, alumin, alumni, amitie, amulet, auntie, eluant, emilia, entail, etamin, illite, illium, illume, inital, inlaut, inmate, inmeat, intail, intill, intima, intime, lament, lantum, latium, lentil, lienal, lilium, limail, limina, limine, limnal, limuli, lineal, lintel, lintie, luiten, lumina, lumine, lunate, luteal, lutein, mailie, maille, maline, mallei, mallet, manitu, manlet, mantel, mantle, mellit, menial, mental, metall, milieu, millet, minuet, minute, muleta, mulita, mullet, munite, mutine, nielli, taille, taimen, tamein, tamine, telial, telium, tellin, tenail, tenaim, tineal, tuille, tumain, ulmate, ultima, ultime, uniate, unital, unlame, unleal, unlime, unmail, unmate, unmelt, untall, untame, unteam, untell, untile, untill, untime, utinam
5 Letter Words for Illuminate
aillt, alenu, aleut, alien, aliet, alite, allen, altin, altun, amelu, ament, amine, amini, amlet, anile, anime, animi, anlet, antum, atule, atune, aumil, autem, elain, elint, ellan, email, enami, enlil, enlit, ental, entia, etiam, ileal, ileum, ilial, iliau, ilima, ilium, imine, inial, inlet, intel, intil, intue, inuit, inula, laeti, laine, lamel, lamin, lanum, laten, latin, leman, lemna, lenti, leuma, liane, lieut, liman, limen, limit, limli, linea, linie, linum, litai, litui, lumen, lunel, lunet, lutea, maile, maill, maine, maint, malie, manei, manet, manie, manit, maniu, manul, matie, matin, meant, meaul, meint, melia, menat, menta, metal, meuni, miaul, milan, milia, milit, milla, mille, minae, minie, mulet, mulla, multi, neuma, nulla, talli, tamil, tamin, telia, teman, temin, tenai, tenia, tenla, tilia, tinea, tuina, tulle, tumli, tunal, uinal, ulema, ulmin, ulnae, uniat, unite, unlet, unlie, unlit, unmet, untie, until, utile
4 Letter Words for Illuminate
aiel, aile, aine, aint, ainu, aitu, alem, alen, alii, alin, alme, alum, amel, amen, amie, amil, amin, amit, amli, anet, anil, anim, ante, anti, antu, atle, atli, aune, aunt, aute, eila, elan, elli, elul, emit, enam, etna, etua, etui, ilea, ilia, iman, imit, inia, init, inta, inti, intl, itai, ital, itel, item, itll, laen, laet, lain, lait, lame, lane, lant, late, lati, laun, leal, leam, lean, leat, lena, lent, lien, lieu, liin, lila, lile, lilt, lima, lime, limn, limu, lina, line, lint, lite, liti, litu, luit, luna, lune, lunt, lute, mail, main, male, mali, mall, malt, mane, mani, mant, mate, maui, maul, maun, maut, meal, mean, meat, mein, mela, mell, melt, ment, menu, meta, miae, mian, mien, mila, mile, mill, milt, mine, mini, mint, mite, muil, mule, mull, mult, muni, munt, muta, mute, muti, nael, nail, nale, name, natl, natu, naut, neal, neat, nema, neti, neum, neut, nile, nill, null, tael, taen, tail, tain, tale, tali, tall, tame, tane, taum, taun, teal, team, tean, teil, tela, teli, tell, tien, tile, till, time, tine, tuan, tula, tule, tume, tuna, tune, ulan, ulla, ulna, ulta, unai, unal, unie, unit, unta, utai, util
3 Letter Words for Illuminate
ail, aim, ain, ait, ale, all, aln, alt, ame, ami, amt, amu, ane, ant, anu, ate, atm, aul, aum, eam, ean, eat, eau, ela, eli, ell, elm, elt, emu, enl, eta, ile, ill, imi, imu, int, ita, lai, lam, lan, lat, lea, lei, lem, let, leu, lie, lim, lin, lit, llm, ltm, lue, lum, lut, mae, mal, man, mat, mau, mea, mei, mel, men, met, meu, mia, mil, min, mit, mna, mtn, mun, mut, nae, nam, nat, nea, nei, net, nie, nil, nim, nit, nul, num, nut, tai, tal, tam, tan, tau, tea, tel, tem, ten, tie, til, tim, tin, tiu, tln, tua, tue, tui, tum, tun, uit, ula, ule, ull, ult, uma, ume, una, uni, unl, uta, ute, uti
Definitions for Illuminate
[1] to supply or brighten with light; light up.
[2] to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
[3] to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
[4] to enlighten, as with knowledge.
[5] to make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face.
[6] to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
[7] to display lights, as in celebration.
[8] to become illuminated.
[9] Archaic . illuminated.
[10] Obsolete . enlightened.
[11] Archaic . a person who is or affects to be specially enlightened.
[12] (tr) to throw light in or into; light up to illuminate a room
[13] (tr) to make easily understood; clarify
[14] to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights
[15] (tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver
[16] (intr) to become lighted up
[17] archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated
[18] a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment
Words related to Illuminate
flash, highlight, brighten, spotlight, elucidate, dramatize, clarify, illustrate, explain, define, ignite, illumine, irradiate, fire, light, lighten, spot, illume, kindle, floodlight
Words nearby Illuminate
illude, illume, illuminable, illuminance, illuminant, illuminate, illuminati, illuminating, illumination, illuminative, illuminator
Origin of Illuminate
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin illūminātus (past participle of illūmināre to light up, brighten). See illumine, -ate1
Other words from Illuminate
il·lu·mi·nat·ing·ly , adverb
pre·il·lu·mi·nate , verb (used with object)
re·il·lu·mi·nate , verb, re·il·lu·mi·nat·ed, re·il·lu·mi·nat·ing.
sem·i-il·lu·mi·nat·ed , adjective
un·il·lu·mi·nat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Illuminate
C16: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen light
Synonyms for Illuminate
brighten, flash, highlight, light up, spotlight, fire, floodlight, ignite, illume, illumine, irradiate, kindle, light, lighten, spot, hit with a light, limelight
