illuminate

v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a

bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}]

2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could

you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who

is at fault" [syn: {clarify}, {clear}, {clear up}, {shed

light on}, {crystallize}, {straighten out}, {sort out}, {enlighten},

{elucidate}] [ant: {confuse}]

3: paint, as of medieval manuscripts