Skip to content

iluminar

to illuminate

verb ee-loo-mee-NAHR Rare
Home & Lifestyle Household Items

Origin: from Latin illuminare, 'to light up'

Also means

to light up

Usage Note

Iluminar means both to provide physical light and to enlighten mentally or spiritually — the two senses overlap as in English. The reflexive iluminarse can describe a face lighting up (su cara se iluminó). The noun iluminación covers street lighting, stage lighting, and spiritual enlightenment. The adjective iluminado can mean 'lit up' or informally 'a fanatic who thinks they have divine insight'.

Examples

"Las velas iluminaban la habitación."

Natural Translation

The candles lit up the room.

Explore Spanish by topic