Illume and Snuff

Opposite meaning words

Illume verb - To supply with light.

Usage example: during the vigil service the church's Gothic interior was illumed by the light of hundreds of tapers

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Snuff is an antonym for illume.

Snuff verb - To become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose.

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Illume is an antonym for snuff.

Nearby Words: snuffle, snuffled, snuffed, snuffing, snuffy

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