illuminate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)

v. make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"

clear, crystallize, clear up, straighten out, clarify, make clear, shed light on, enlighten, elucidate, make pellucid, sort out

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

clarify, make clear

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

specify, define, give a definition for

v. determine the essential quality of

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

define

v. determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"

evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

decipher, decode, decrypt

v. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

ignite, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fire

v. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

burn, glow

v. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

enkindle, kindle

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

lighten, brighten, become brighter

v. become brighter; "The sky brightened"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

enlighten, edify

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

lick, work, get, solve, figure out, puzzle out

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

inform, round on, give information, let know

v. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

straighten

v. make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

blur, make indistinct, obscure, make unclear, confuse

v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

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