illume | Definition of illume

Synonyms and Antonyms of illume

1 to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

a favorite line of an Eastern Church hymn reads, "through fast-closed doors Thou camest Thy Disciples to illume"

Synonyms of illume

edify, educate, enlighten, illuminate, illumine, inspire, nurture

Words Related to illume

elevate, ennoble, enrich, ensoul, lift, uplift

better, improve, regenerate, renew, transform

exalt, glorify, transfigure

Near Antonyms of illume

confuse, perplex, puzzle

becloud, cloud, darken, obscure

2 to supply with light

during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

Synonyms of illume

bathe, beacon, emblaze, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

Words Related to illume

beam, beat (down), radiate, shine

highlight, spotlight

blaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindle

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

gleam, glisten, glitter

Near Antonyms of illume

dim, dull, obscure

cover, shroud, veil

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

Antonyms of illume

blacken, darken, obfuscate