ILLUMINATE, ILLUMINATED, ILLUMINATING, ILLUMINATION
ADJECTIVES
► ILLUMINARY tending to illuminate → 1730
► LUMINANT illuminating, luminous → 1891
► TWILIGHTED partly illuminated → 1865
NOUNS
► BESHINING illumination, lighting up → 1398 obs.
► BURNING illumination, lighting up → 1466 obs.
► ILLUME illumination → 1838
► ILLUMINANT a source of illumination → 1644
► ILLUMINARY illumination → 1692 obs.
► ILLUSTREMENT illumination → 1599 obs.
► LUMER illumination, light → c1468 obs.
VERBS
► BELIGHT to illuminate, to light up → c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► ILLIGHTEN to illuminate, to enlighten → 1555 obs.
► ONLIGHT to illuminate, to enlighten, to shed light upon → c888 obs.