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{
"antonyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:illuminate",
"word": "endarken"
}
],
"derived": [
{
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"word": "transilluminate"
},
{
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"word": "illuminator"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "illuminaten"
},
"expansion": "Middle English illuminaten",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "illūminātum"
},
"expansion": "Latin illūminātum",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "illūminō",
"3": "",
"4": "lighten, light up, show off"
},
"expansion": "illūminō (“lighten, light up, show off”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "in"
},
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"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "lūminō",
"3": "",
"4": "light up"
},
"expansion": "lūminō (“light up”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "lumen",
"3": "lūmen",
"4": "light"
},
"expansion": "lūmen (“light”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "lȳman",
"3": "",
"4": "to glow, shine"
},
"expansion": "Old English lȳman (“to glow, shine”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "leam"
},
"expansion": "leam",
"name": "l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English illuminaten, borrowed from Latin illūminātum, supine of illūminō (“lighten, light up, show off”), from in + lūminō (“light up”), from lūmen (“light”). Cognate with Old English lȳman (“to glow, shine”). More at leam.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "illuminates",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "illuminating",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "illuminated",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "illuminated",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "illuminate (third-person singular simple present illuminates, present participle illuminating, simple past and past participle illuminated)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"source": "Thesaurus:illuminate",
"word": "glisten"
},
{
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"source": "Thesaurus:illuminate",
"word": "flash"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:illuminate",
"word": "shine"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "luminous"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "lumens"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, page 40",
"text": "A light that is one foot away from the subject's face will completely illuminate the face, but leave the rest of the body softer and darker.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To shine light on something."
],
"id": "en-illuminate-en-verb-iExPAJig",
"links": [
[
"shine",
"shine"
],
[
"light",
"light"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To shine light on something."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "87 2 0 0 0 7 4 0",
"sense": "shine light on something",
"word": "belight"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lusavorel",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "լուսավորել"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "işıqlandırmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osvetjavam",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "осветявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "il·luminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhàoliàng",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照亮"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhàomíng",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照明"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "osvětlit"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "osvětlovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "belichten"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "ilumini"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "valgustama"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "valaista"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminer"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "alumear"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "beleuchten"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "erhellen"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phōtízō",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "φωτίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "gn",
"lang": "Guaraní",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "hesape"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "megvilágít"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "lumizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminare"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"alt": "てらす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "terasu",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照らす"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"alt": "しょうめいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōmei-suru",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照明する"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaryqtandyru",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "жарықтандыру"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminare"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "tūrama"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "mwl",
"lang": "Mirandese",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "alhumbrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illeuminner"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "iluminować"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "oświetlać"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "achikyay"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "ilumina"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "lumina"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osveščátʹ",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "освеща́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "osvetítʹ",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "освети́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "xto",
"lang": "Tocharian A",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "luk-"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "luk-"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osvítljuvaty",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осві́тлювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 2 0 0 0 6 3 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osvitlýty",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "освітли́ти"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To decorate something with lights."
],
"id": "en-illuminate-en-verb-hfBN68ov",
"links": [
[
"decorate",
"decorate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To decorate something with lights."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "verlichten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "illumineren"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "illuminieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "astyñğy jağynan jaryq tüsıru",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "астыңғы жағынан жарық түсіру"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "büiırden səulelendıru",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "бүйірден сəулелендіру"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "ilumina"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 1 5 0 5 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podsvetítʹ",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "подсвети́ть"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "8 7 4 5 40 7 7 8 13 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To clarify or make something understandable."
],
"id": "en-illuminate-en-verb-w8dJH9XB",
"links": [
[
"clarify",
"clarify"
],
[
"understandable",
"understandable"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable."
],
"synonyms": [
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"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "bring home"
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{
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"sense": "make something understandable",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 89 0 9 0 1 1",
"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "elucidate"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 89 0 9 0 1 1",
"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "explicitize"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 89 0 9 0 1 1",
"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "sort out"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 89 0 9 0 1 1",
"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "straighten out"
}
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razjasnjavam",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "разяснявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "verhelderen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "valaista"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "megvilágít"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "megmagyaráz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "megértet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "klarigar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "illuminare"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "chiarire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "tüsındıru",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "түсіндіру"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ağartu",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "ағарту"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "clarificar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "clarear"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "clarifica"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razʺjasnjátʹ",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "разъясня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razʺjasnítʹ",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "разъясни́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prosvetítʹ",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "просвети́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osvítljuvaty",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "осві́тлювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 94 0 3 2 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "osvitlýty",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "освітли́ти"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs."
],
"id": "en-illuminate-en-verb-AyDym9Vd",
"links": [
[
"page",
"page"
],
[
"manuscript",
"manuscript"
],
[
"book",
"book"
],
[
"ornamental",
"ornamental"
],
[
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"design"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 9 0 88 1 1 0 1",
"sense": "decorate the page of a manuscript book",
"word": "illustrate"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ukrasjavam s risunki",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "украсявам с рисунки"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "verluchten"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "verluchtigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "ábrákkal díszít"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "enluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "maisigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "miniare"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 5 0 92 0 1 0 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs",
"word": "decora"
}
]
},
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"ref": "2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.",
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"(transitive, figurative) To make spectacular."
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"ref": "1994, Sylvia Carlson, Verne Carlson, Professional Cameraman's Handbook, page 494",
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},
{
"ref": "2011/2012, \"Spectrum\", written by Florence Welch and Paul Epworth, performed by Florence and the Machine, released on the album Ceremonials (2011)",
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"To be exposed to light."
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"sense": "shine light on something",
"word": "belight"
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"word": "enlighten"
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{
"word": "illumine"
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{
"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "bring home"
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{
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{
"sense": "make something understandable",
"word": "sort out"
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{
"sense": "make something understandable",
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lusavorel",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "լուսավորել"
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "işıqlandırmaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "osvetjavam",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "осветявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "il·luminar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhàoliàng",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照亮"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhàomíng",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照明"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "osvětlit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "osvětlovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "belichten"
},
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "ilumini"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "valgustama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "valaista"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "alumear"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "beleuchten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "erhellen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phōtízō",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "φωτίζω"
},
{
"code": "gn",
"lang": "Guaraní",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "hesape"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "megvilágít"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "lumizar"
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{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminare"
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"alt": "てらす",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "terasu",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照らす"
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{
"alt": "しょうめいする",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "shōmei-suru",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "照明する"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaryqtandyru",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "жарықтандыру"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "illuminare"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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{
"code": "mwl",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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{
"code": "nrf",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "oświetlać"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "achikyay"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
"word": "ilumina"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to shine light on something",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "освети́ть"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "iluminar"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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"word": "осві́тлювати"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "to shine light on something",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"word": "verlichten"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "illumineren"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "illuminieren"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "iluminar"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "astyñğy jağynan jaryq tüsıru",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "астыңғы жағынан жарық түсіру"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "büiırden səulelendıru",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "бүйірден сəулелендіру"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
"word": "iluminar"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to decorate something with lights",
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podsvetítʹ",
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razjasnjavam",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "разяснявам"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "verhelderen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "valaista"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "megvilágít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "megmagyaráz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "megértet"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "klarigar"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to clarify or make something understandable",
"word": "illuminare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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{
"code": "pt",
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "io",
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"code": "ro",
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],
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{
"text": "February 28 1630, Joseph Hall, The Hypocrite\ndo ye see an illuminate elder of the anabaptists rapt in divine ecstasies?"
}
],
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"enlightened"
],
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]
],
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"(obsolete) enlightened"
],
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]
}
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},
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"categories": [
"Interlingua entries with incorrect language header",
"Interlingua non-lemma forms",
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],
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"Italian non-lemma forms",
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{
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{
"word": "illuminato"
}
],
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],
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[
"illuminato",
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]
],
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"form-of",
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]
}
],
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"Italian verb forms"
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{
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"canonical"
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{
"categories": [
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