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elucidate vs illuminate

illuminate vs elucidate

elucidate and illuminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elucidate No No Yes No
illuminate No No Yes No
As verbs, elucidate and illuminate are synonyms defined as:
  • elucidate and illuminate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other synonyms of elucidate include clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out.
As verbs, illuminate is a hyponym of elucidate; that is, illuminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elucidate:
  • elucidate: make clear and (more) comprehensible
  • illuminate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other hyponyms of elucidate 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.
elucidate (verb) illuminate (verb)
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear introduce light into
make clear and (more) comprehensible make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
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