illuminate vs lighten
lighten vs illuminateilluminate and lighten both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| illuminate | No | No | Yes | No |
| lighten | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
lighten is a hypernym of
illuminate; that is, lighten is a
word with a broader meaning than illuminate:
- illuminate: introduce light into
- lighten: become lighter
Other hypernyms of illuminate include
lighten up.
| illuminate (verb) | lighten (verb) |
|---|---|
| introduce light into | make more cheerful through the use of color |
| make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | become lighter |
| add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts) | alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive |
| become more cheerful | |
| reduce the weight on; make lighter | |
| make more cheerful |
Words related to "illuminate"
- adorn
- art
- artistic creation
- artistic production
- beautify
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- crystalise
- crystalize
- crystallise
- crystallize
- decorate
- elucidate
- embellish
- enlighten
- floodlight
- grace
- illume
- illuminant
- illumination
- illumine
- light
- light up
- lighten
- lighten up
- miniate
- ornament
- paint
- rubricate
- shed light on
- sort out
- spotlight
- straighten out
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