illuminate

illuminate
transitive verb
1) [Lampe usw.:] beleuchten; [Mond, Sonne:] erleuchten
2) (give enlightenment to) erleuchten
3) (help to explain) erhellen; [näher] beleuchten
4) (decorate with lights) festlich beleuchten; illuminieren

illuminated advertisements — Leuchtreklamen

5) ausmalen, (fachspr.) illuminieren [Handschriften usw.]
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[i'lu:mineit]
verb
(to light up: The gardens were illuminated by rows of lamps.) erleuchten
- academic.ru/36826/illuminated">illuminated
- illuminating
- illumination
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il·lu·mi·nate
[ɪˈlu:mɪneɪt]
vt
to \illuminate sth etw erhellen; (spotlight) etw beleuchten [o anstrahlen]; (fig) etw erläutern [o [genauer] beleuchten]
\illuminated letters kolorierte Buchstaben (etwa die prachtvoll ausgemalten Initialen alter Codices)
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[I'luːmIneɪt]
vt
1) (= light up) room, building erhellen, erleuchten, beleuchten; sky erleuchten; (spotlight etc) anstrahlen; (= decorate with lights) festlich beleuchten, illuminieren

illuminated sign — Leuchtzeichen nt

2) (ART) manuscript illuminieren

illuminated letters — (verzierte) Initialen pl

3) (fig) subject erhellen, erläutern
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illuminate [ıˈljuːmıneıt; besonders US ıˈluː-] v/t
1. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:
a smile illuminated her face
2. illuminieren, festlich beleuchten
3. fig
a) etwas aufhellen, erläutern, erklären
b) jemanden erleuchten
4. besonders fig (Licht und) Glanz verleihen (dat)
5. besonders HIST Bücher etc illuminieren, mit Buchmalereien verzieren
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transitive verb
1) [Lampe usw.:] beleuchten; [Mond, Sonne:] erleuchten
2) (give enlightenment to) erleuchten
3) (help to explain) erhellen; [näher] beleuchten
4) (decorate with lights) festlich beleuchten; illuminieren

illuminated advertisements — Leuchtreklamen

5) ausmalen, (fachspr.) illuminieren [Handschriften usw.]
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v.
anstrahlen v.
ausleuchten v.
beleuchten v.
erleuchten v.

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