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illuminated

/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪd/
verb

  1. To shine light on something.

  2. To decorate something with lights.

  3. To clarify or make something understandable.

Synonymsillustrate, quill, bring home, clarify, elucidate, explicitize
adjective

  1. Irradiated by light, lit

  2. (of a manuscript) decorated and illustrated.

Synonymslighted, lit up

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