Illumine and Perplex

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Illumine verb - To provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding.

Usage example: readers of great literature are both entertained and illumined

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Perplex is an antonym for illumine.

Perplex verb - To make complex or difficult.

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Illumine is an antonym for perplex.

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Perplex and Illumine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/illumine/perplex

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