ILLUME Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

illume

verb

i-ˈlüm

as in to educate

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, "through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume"

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as in to illumine

to supply with light during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

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The idea of Ariana Grande being enough of an expert on gay slang to educate Yeoh is patently hilarious, but not in the way that the Golden Globes writers likely intended.

James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
The group’s funding comes from Mansoor and Haider Syed, two brothers who were born in Saudi Arabia but educated in the U.S. who led a fund established to buy a football club.

Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

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