Illuminate

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters

Definition of Illuminate

Verb

To shine light on something.
To decorate something with lights.
To clarify or make something understandable.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
To make spectacular.

Adjective

Enlightened, illuminated, made bright.
Enlightened spiritually, divinely taught or inspired; in technical use, converted, baptized.
Learned, erudite.

Noun

Someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.

Anagrams of Illuminate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "illuminate":

9-LETTER WORDS

multilane multiline

8-LETTER WORDS

illumine minutiae minutial

7-LETTER WORDS

ailment aliment alumine alunite intimae intimal inutile liminal lumenal luminal manille milline minutia mullein mullite+1 more

6-LETTER WORDS

allium alumin alumni amulet auntie eluant entail etamin illite illume inmate intima intime lament lentil+14 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "illuminate" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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