illuminate


illuminate (http://definr.com/illuminate)

     v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
          bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up]
     2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear: "Could
        you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
        is at fault" [syn: clarify, clear, clear up, {shed
        light on}, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise,
         straighten out, sort out, enlighten, elucidate]
        [ant: confuse]
     3: paint, as of medieval manuscripts