Illuminate
Illuminate verb - To make plain or understandable.
Usage example: the museum's exhibit on the refraction of light really illuminated the subject for us
Simplify and illuminate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simplify" instead a verb "Illuminate".
Simplify
Simplify verb - To make plain or understandable.
Usage example: the book simplifies for the layman some concepts of economics
Illuminate and simplify are semantically related. You can use "Illuminate" instead a verb "Simplify".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- clear and illuminate
- clear and simplify
- illustrate and illuminate
- illustrate and simplify
- gloss and illuminate
- gloss and simplify
- disentangle and illuminate
- disentangle and simplify
- untangle and illuminate
- untangle and simplify
- clarify and illuminate
- clarify and simplify
- clear up and illuminate
- clear up and simplify
Common collocations
| character | illuminate character | simplify character |
| bit | illuminate bit | simplify bit |
| answers | illuminate answers | simplify answers |
| personalities | illuminate personalities | simplify personalities |
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