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• “This lamp lightens the room a bit“

Synonyms

• light with few burdens; make lighter or brighter; begin to smoke; to come to rest, settle; cause to start burning; fall to somebody by assignment or lot; alight from (a horse) ; start or maintain a fire in; (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; any device serving as a source of illumination; a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; the quality of being luminous; an illuminated area; a condition of spiritual awareness; the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; a person regarded very fondly; having abundant light or illumination; mental understanding as an enlightening experience; merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; public awareness; a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul ; a visual warning signal; a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; of comparatively little physical weight or density; (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; of the military or industry; not great in degree or quantity or number; psychologically light; characterized by or emitting light; (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; moving easily and quickly; demanding little effort; of little intensity or power or force; (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; weak and likely to lose consciousness; very thin and insubstantial; marked by temperance in indulgence; less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; having little importance; intended primarily as entertainment; silly or trivial; designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight; having relatively few calories; (of sleep) easily disturbed; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
• illume make lighter or brighter
• illumine make lighter or brighter
• light up start to burn with a bright flame; make lighter or brighter; become clear; ignite; begin to smoke

• “make clear“
• “Could you clarify these remarks?“
• “Clear up the question of who is at fault“

Synonyms

• clear completely; in an easily perceptible manner; the state of being free of suspicion; a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; readily apparent to the mind; free from confusion or doubt; affording free passage or view; allowing light to pass through; free from contact or proximity or connection; characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; clear and distinct to the senses; accurately stated or described; free from clouds or mist or haze; free of restrictions or qualifications; free from flaw or blemish or impurity; clear of charges or deductions; easily deciphered ; freed from any question of guilt; characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; rid of obstructions; make a way or path by removing objects; become clear; grant authorization or clearance for; remove; go unchallenged; be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; go away or disappear; pass by, over, or under without making contact; make free from confusion or ambiguity; free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; yield as a net profit; make as a net profit; earn on some commercial or business transaction; sell; pass an inspection or receive authorization; pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; settle, as of a debt; make clear, bright, light, or translucent; rid of instructions or data; remove (people) from a building; remove the occupants of; free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
• clear up make clear and (more) comprehensible; finish a task completely; free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; become clear; make free from confusion or ambiguity
• shed light on make free from confusion or ambiguity
• crystallize cause to take on a definite and clear shape; make free from confusion or ambiguity; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; assume crystalline form
• crystallise make free from confusion or ambiguity; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
• crystalize make free from confusion or ambiguity; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
• crystalise make free from confusion or ambiguity; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
• straighten out settle or put right; extricate from entanglement; change for the better; make straight ; make free from confusion or ambiguity; put (things or places) in order
• sort out arrange or order by classes or categories; make free from confusion or ambiguity; punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
• enlighten make understand; give spiritual insight to; make free from confusion or ambiguity
• elucidate make clear and (more) comprehensible; make free from confusion or ambiguity