luminate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin luminatus, past participle of luminare (“to illumine”), from lumen (“light”). See limn.

Verb

luminate (third-person singular simple present luminates, present participle luminating, simple past and past participle luminated)

(obsolete) To illuminate.

References

“luminate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

lūmināte

second-person plural present active imperative of lūminō

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