ILLUMINATE

(verb) make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
synonyms : illume , illumine , light , light up
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?", "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
synonyms : clear , clear up , crystalise , crystalize , crystallise , crystallize , elucidate , enlighten , shed light on , sort out , straighten out
“speaking at the seminar, she illuminated on the new findings in the field”, “could you enlighten me on this matter?”, “before writing a research paper, crystallize your thoughts” -added by nsrees
“the audience survey shed light on the TV viewing patterns”, “straighten it out before the matter gets more complicated” -added by nsrees
(verb) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

Mnemonics for illuminate

(Tag: ) when divided sounds like I+ll(will..i'll)+luminate...(means..shine light on something,make a way clear for somebody.).......so you have decided to clear the way for your friend,which shows your understanding with him.
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