illuminate

 

My word for today is illuminate.

 

 

 

  Illuminate:

v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates

v.tr.

1. To provide or brighten with light.

2. To decorate or hang with lights.

3. To make understandable; clarify: "Cleverly made attacks can . . . serve to illuminate important differences between candidates" (New Republic).

4. To enlighten intellectually or spiritually; enable to understand.

5. To endow with fame or splendor; celebrate.

6. To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.

7. To expose to or reveal by radiation.

*freedictionary.com

Illuminate. It's a good word. It's fun to say. It has several meanings and so, can be used many ways. And everything is better when it's illuminated. Don't you think?!

  “You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.”
― Oprah Winfrey

 

 

I hope you've had an illuminating day :)   Juli