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illuminate

[ih-loo-muh-neyt, ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt] / ɪˈlu məˌneɪt, ɪˈlu mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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He would become a pre-eminent scholar of disasters and spend the rest of his long career illuminating the corrosive, collective traumas left in their wake.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some suspects leave behind illuminating writings or social-media posts, but others leave little for authorities to investigate.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will include comedy, live art, installations, the illuminated wonderland of Lost Eden, Kids Calling, parties, talks, films and parades.

From BBC

But it’s the deeper complexities of Anna’s situation that Williams illuminates so powerfully.

From Los Angeles Times

A Rydberg atom is defined as having a single electron excited to a very high orbit by being illuminated with precisely tuned lasers.

From Science Daily