The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - illuminatev.

1) light (up) , brighten, lighten, throw or cast or shed light on or upon: She had only a single candle to illuminate her sewing. 2) clarify, throw or cast or shed light on or upon, enlighten, clear up, elucidate, explain, explicate, reveal: The lectures on Heidegger illuminated his philosophy to some extent. 3 rubricate, decorate, adorn, embellish, ornament: The museum has the best collection of illuminated manuscripts.