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il•lu•mi•na•ble
(i lo̅o̅′mə nə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
il•lu′mi•na•bil′i•ty, n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- capable of being illuminated.
- Latin illūminābilis. See illumine, -able
- 1720–30
il•lu•mine /ɪˈlumɪn/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -mined, -min•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to illuminate.
il•lu•mine
(i lo̅o̅′min),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., -mined, -min•ing.
il•lu′mi•na•ble, adj.
- to illuminate.
- Latin illūmināre to light up, equivalent. to il- il-1 + lūmin- (stem of lūmen) light + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
- Middle English illuminen 1300–50