luminate

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verb

To illuminate.

OriginLatin luminātus →
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Meanings

verbluminate (third-person singular simple present luminates, present participle luminating, simple past and past participle luminated)

present singular third person luminates · participle present luminating · participle past luminated · past luminated

  1. obsoleteTo illuminate.

Origin

  1. Latinluminātus
  2. Englishluminate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin luminātus, perfect passive participle of luminō (“to illuminate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lumen (“light”). See limn.

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APA

luminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminate

MLA

“luminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luminate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luminate.

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