Illuminate
vOne word substitutionAntonymRoot wordSSC PYQ × 5/ɪlˈuːmɪnɪt/ · इलूमिनेट
To brighten up with lights
To shine light on something
To make something visible or bright by shining light on it
रोशन करना, या स्पष्ट कर देना
One lamp illuminated the whole courtyard.
Fireworks illuminated the night sky.
A good example illuminates a hard concept.
Daily use: Ek diye ne poora aangan illuminate kar diya.
Illuminate में ‘lumin’ = light, जैसे luminous में। ‘इलू बोलते ही चेहरा चमक उठता है — illuminate।’ Illuminate यानी रोशनी से जगमगा देना।
The ‘lumin’ in ILLUMINATE means light, as in luminous. His picture: when someone dear says ‘I love you’ (‘ilu’), the face lights up — ilu-minate. To illuminate is to brighten something with light.
Illuminate का एक अर्थ स्पष्ट करना भी है; brighten और clarify synonym हैं, darken और obscure antonym।
Illuminate also means to make clear; brighten and clarify are synonyms, while darken and obscure are antonyms.