Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To enlighten again; to reillumine.

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  • verb To illuminate again; to relight.

Etymologies

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re- +‎ illuminate

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Examples

  • The effect is to reilluminate a familiar dichotomy that we all know and often deny: Peace and war, joy and misery, are as unstoppable and eternal as the ebb and flow of tides.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed REVIEWED BY JIM BARTLEY 2012

  • BOSTON - The architect who co-designed the city's striking cable-stayed Zakim Bridge has given the state $15,000 to reilluminate its trademark blue lights - at least in the short term.

    IdahoStatesman.com News Updates 2009

  • BOSTON (AP) - The architect who co-designed the city's striking cable-stayed Zakim Bridge has given the state $15,000 to reilluminate its trademark blue lights - at least in the short term.

    unknown title 2009

  • BOSTON -- The architect who co-designed the Zakim Bridge has given the state $15,000 to reilluminate its trademark blue lights.

    unknown title 2009

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