Cover and Illuminate

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Cover

Cover verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Usage example: covered the foxhole with grass and leaves
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Illuminate is an antonym for cover.
Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Illuminate

Illuminate verb - To supply with light.
Usage example: a floor lamp illuminates a living room rather nicely
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Cover is an antonym for illuminate.
Nearby Words: illumination, illumine, illuminating, illumined, illuminative
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Common collocations

area cover area illuminate area
portion cover portion illuminate portion
parts cover parts illuminate parts
ground cover ground illuminate ground
Other words: fact, face, screen, earth, world, map, surface, areas.
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