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| NOUN: | 1. The act of physically illuminating or the condition of being filled with light: illumination, lighting. See LIGHT. 2. Electromagnetic radiation that makes vision possible: illumination. See LIGHT. 3. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle2, aspect, facet, frame of reference, hand, phase, regard, respect, side. See PERSPECTIVE. 4. Archaic. The faculty of seeing: eye, eyesight, seeing, sight, vision. See SEE. | | VERB: | 1. To provide, cover, or fill with light: illume, illuminate, illumine, lighten1. See LIGHT. 2. To cause to burn or undergo combustion: enkindle, fire, ignite, kindle. Slang : torch. Idioms: set afire (or on fire) , set fire to. See HOT, START. 3. To make lively or animated: animate, brighten, enliven. See HAPPY. | | ADJECTIVE: | Of a light color or complexion: alabaster, fair, ivory, pale. See COLORS.
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