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illuminate vs clear up

clear up vs illuminate

illuminate and clear up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illuminate No No Yes No
clear up No No Yes No
As verbs, illuminate and clear up are synonyms defined as:
  • illuminate and clear up: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Other synonyms of illuminate include clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, shed light on, sort out, straighten out.
As verbs, clear up is a hypernym of illuminate; that is, clear up is a word with a broader meaning than illuminate:
  • illuminate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
  • clear up: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Other hypernyms of illuminate include clarify, elucidate.
illuminate (verb) clear up (verb)
introduce light into free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear finish a task completely
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
make clear and (more) comprehensible
become clear
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