alluminare

Italian

Etymology 1

From alluminio + -are.

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Verb

alluminàre (first-person singular present allumìno, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to aluminize, to cover with aluminum/aluminium
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Etymology 2

From allume + -are, influenced by Etymology 1.

Verb

alluminàre (first-person singular present allùmino, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to treat with alum
    Synonym: allumare
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old French enluminer.

Verb

alluminàre (first-person singular present allùmino, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, archaic or literary)

  1. to add gold or silver to pigments in order to make (a painting, usually a miniature) shine
  2. (by extension) to paint in vivid colors
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Etymology 4

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre.

Verb

alluminàre (first-person singular present allùmino, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, poetic, archaic or Tuscan) to illuminate
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