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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | illuminate |
| Synonyms: | better, clarify, clear up, construe, define, dramatize, edify, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, express, finish, give insight, gloss, illumine, illustrate, improve, instruct, interpret, light, lighten, perfect, polish, shed light on, uplight |
| Concept: | Answer. |
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-nouns
answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter, surrebutter, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription; antiphon, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement., discovery; solution (explanation); rationale (cause); clue (indication)., Oedipus; oracle; return (record).
-verbs
answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin; give for answer, return for answer; acknowledge, echo., explain (interpret); solve (unriddle); discover; fathom, hunt out (inquire) [more]; satisfy, set at rest, determine.
-adjectives
answering; responsive, respondent; conclusive.
-adverbs
because (cause); on the scent, on the right scent.
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| Antonyms: | inquiry |
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| Concept: | State. |
| Category: | 4. MODAL EXISTENCE; Absolute |
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-nouns
state, condition, category, estate, lot, ease, trim, mood, pickle, plight, temper; aspect (appearance), dilemma, pass, predicament., constitution, habitude, diathesis; frame, fabric; stamp, set, fit, mold, mould., mode, modality, schesis; form (shape)., tone, tenor, turn; trim, guise, fashion, light, complexion, style, character.
-verbs
be in a state, possess a state, enjoy a state, labor under a state; be on a footing, do, fare; come to pass.
-adjectives
conditional, modal, formal; structural, organic.
-adverbs
conditionally; as the matter stands, as things are; such being the case.
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| Antonyms: | circumstance |
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