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Yes, illuminate is playable

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"Illuminate" Definition

noun

One who has or professes to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.
One having or claiming unusual enlightenment.

verb-transitive

To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, miniatures, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.
To decorate or hang with lights.
To endow with fame or splendor; celebrate.
To enlighten intellectually or spiritually; enable to understand.
To expose to or reveal by radiation.

verb-intransitive

To be exposed to or revealed by radiation.
To become lighted; glow.

adjective

Brightened with light.
Intellectually or spiritually enlightened.

verb

To enlighten spiritually or intellectually.
To supply or brighten with light.
To make luminous or shining.
To set alight.
To subject to radiation.

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