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illuminate
 
VERB:1. To make clear or clearer: clarify, clear (up), elucidate, illustrate. Idioms: shed (or throw) light on (or upon). See CLEAR. 2. To enable (one) to understand, especially in a spiritual sense: edify, enlighten, illume, illumine. See TEACH. 3. To provide, cover, or fill with light: illume, illumine, light1, lighten1. See LIGHT.
 
 
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