reilluminate

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verb

To illuminate again; to relight.

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Meanings

verbreilluminate (third-person singular simple present reilluminates, present participle reilluminating, simple past and past participle reilluminated)

present singular third person reilluminates · participle present reilluminating · participle past reilluminated · past reilluminated

  1. To illuminate again; to relight.

    And last night, company executives gathered in Atlanta to reilluminate an airport sign that has long been a landmark there.

    2007 February 1, Micheline Maynard, “US Airways Withdraws Its $10.2 Billion Offer for Delta”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reillumine

Origin

From re- + illuminate.

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APA

reilluminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reilluminate

MLA

“reilluminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reilluminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reilluminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reilluminate.

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