1. (

• light ,
• illume ,
• illumine ,
• light_up ,
• illuminate ,

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

2. (

• clear ,
• clear_up ,
• shed_light_on ,
• crystallize ,
• crystallise ,
• crystalize ,
• crystalise ,
• straighten_out ,
• sort_out ,
• enlighten ,
• illuminate ,
• elucidate

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

3. (

• illuminate

) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) ;

1. (

• enlightening ,
• informative ,
• illuminating

) tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture" ;