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adorn vs illuminate

illuminate vs adorn

adorn and illuminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adorn No No Yes No
illuminate No No Yes No
As verbs, illuminate is a hyponym of adorn; that is, illuminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adorn:
  • adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • illuminate: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
adorn (verb) illuminate (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. introduce light into
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
be beautiful to look at add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
Difference between adorn and illuminate

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