illuminate

iluminar

Dirigir luz hacia un lugar o una cosa para que se pueda ver.

En inglés sencillo: To shine light on a place or thing so that people can see it.

• A lamp illuminated the doorway.
• The moon illuminates the narrow path.
• Bright screens illuminated their faces in the dark.

Sinónimos: light, light up

Antónimos: darken

Expresiones frecuentes: illuminate a room, illuminate the sky, illuminate something brightly

iluminar

Adornar un lugar o un edificio con luces.

En inglés sencillo: To decorate a place or building with lights.

• They illuminate the bridge every winter.
• The town hall was illuminated for the festival.
• Hundreds of tiny bulbs illuminated the garden for the party.

Cómo se usa: illuminate something with something (They illuminated the palace with colored lights.)

Sinónimos: light up

Expresiones frecuentes: illuminate a building, illuminate something with lights, illuminate the town

iluminado

Persona a la que se atribuye una comprensión espiritual extraordinariamente profunda.

En inglés sencillo: A person believed to have unusually deep spiritual understanding.

• They regarded the teacher as an illuminate.
• The illuminate spoke about spiritual truth.
• His followers described him as a great illuminate.

Sinónimos: enlightened person

Expresiones frecuentes: an illuminate, revered illuminate, spiritual illuminate