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clear up vs illuminate

illuminate vs clear up

clear up and illuminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clear up No No Yes No
illuminate No No Yes No
As verbs, clear up and illuminate are synonyms defined as:
  • clear up and illuminate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other synonyms of clear up include clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out.
As verbs, illuminate is a hyponym of clear up; that is, illuminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clear up:
  • clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible
  • illuminate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other hyponyms of clear up include demystify, clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate, disambiguate.
clear up (verb) illuminate (verb)
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound introduce light into
finish a task completely make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
make clear and (more) comprehensible
become clear
Difference between clear up and illuminate

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