Word of the Week

illuminate (verb)

Meaning – making something visible or bright by shining a light on it.

Example of using it in a sentence: “Christmas lights illuminate the Christmas tree beautiful.”

Spelling Tip – both the prefix and the root word are from Latin. The prefix ‘il’ meaning ‘upon’ and the root ‘lumin’ meaning ‘light’ and the suffix meaning ‘having the appearance or characteristic of.’ So, we get something having ‘the appearance of light shining upon it.’

il + lum + in + ate

Use the word as many times throughout the week as you can. This can be verbally, in your written work or listen out for other people using it.