"illustre" meaning in English

See illustre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more illustre [comparative], most illustre [superlative]
Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle French illustre (15th c.) (French illustre), from Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). The verb is derived from Middle French illustrer (15th c.) (French illustrer), from illūstrāre (“to illustrate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|illustre}} Middle French illustre, {{cog|fr|illustre}} French illustre, {{der|en|la|illustris||bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous}} Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), {{bor|en|frm|illustrer}} Middle French illustrer, {{cog|fr|illustrer}} French illustrer Head templates: {{en-adj}} illustre (comparative more illustre, superlative most illustre)
  1. (obsolete) illustrious Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-illustre-en-adj-eIONFkOV

Verb

Forms: illustres [present, singular, third-person], illustring [participle, present], illustred [participle, past], illustred [past]
Etymology: The adjective is derived from Middle French illustre (15th c.) (French illustre), from Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). The verb is derived from Middle French illustrer (15th c.) (French illustrer), from illūstrāre (“to illustrate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|illustre}} Middle French illustre, {{cog|fr|illustre}} French illustre, {{der|en|la|illustris||bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous}} Latin illustris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), {{bor|en|frm|illustrer}} Middle French illustrer, {{cog|fr|illustrer}} French illustrer Head templates: {{en-verb}} illustre (third-person singular simple present illustres, present participle illustring, simple past and past participle illustred), {{term-label|en|transitive|obsolete}} (transitive, obsolete)
  1. To illuminate (something). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-illustre-en-verb-3OIMsklT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 54 37
  2. To make (someone) illustrious. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-illustre-en-verb-WvM1w9i-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: illustrated (english: made illustrious) [adjective]

Alternative forms

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