Define illuminated. illuminated synonyms, illuminated pronunciation, illuminated translation, English dictionary definition of illuminated. tr.v. il lu mi nat ed , il lu mi nat ing , il lu mi nates 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. a. To make...
to make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face. to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ILLUMINATED 1 : lit by bright lights an illuminated entrance 2 of an old book, document, etc. : decorated with gold or colored designs and pictures an illuminated manuscript from the Middle Ages
To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible. No streetlights illuminated the street. [VERB noun] The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning. [VERB noun]
What can I say about a thing happened at night? Someone stole my phone at night. OR Someone stole my phone in the night. Which one is right to say?
At night or In the night - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
- The origin of "at night" to indicate a point of time and the usage of prepositions "in" and"at" In olden times, when the time expression "at night" was originated, night might have been thought as a point of time in the day because there wasn't any activity going on and people were sleeping that time unlike daytime.
At Night or In the Night? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange