Il*lu"mi*na*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. illuminatif.] Tending to illuminate or
illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading."
Carlyle.
Il*lu"mi*na`tor (?), n. [L., an enlightener, LL. also, an illuminator
of books.] 1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially
manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3.
2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an
illuminant.
Il*lu"mine (?), v. t. [Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate.] To
illuminate; to light up; to adorn.
Il*lu`mi*nee" (?), n. [F. illuminé. Cf. Illuminati.] One of the
Illuminati.
Il*lu"mi*ner (?), n. One who, or that which, illuminates.
Il*lu"mi*nism (?), n. [Cf. F. illuminisme.] The principles of the
Illuminati.
Il*lu`mi*nis"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the
Illuminati.
Il*lu"mi*nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Illuminizing (?).] To initiate the doctrines or principles of the
Illuminati.
Il*lu"mi*nous (?), a. Bright; clear. [R.] H. Taylor.
Il*lure" (?), v. t. [Pref. il- in + lure.] To deceive; to entice; to
lure. [Obs.]
The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with
the muck and dung of this world.
Fuller.
Ill`-used" (?), a. Misapplied; treated badly.
Il*lu"sion (?), n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to
illude. See Illude.] 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or
mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery;
hallucination.
To cheat the eye with blear illusions.
Milton.
2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming; enchantment;
witchery; glamour.
Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise!
Pope.
3. (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object, but so
modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the
rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder.
Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination,
regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the
latter as having no objective occasion whatever.
4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs,
dresses, etc.
Syn. -- Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See Delusion.
Illusion, Delusion. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the
sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical
deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. E. Edwards.
Il*lu"sion*a*ble (?), a. Liable to illusion.
Il*lu"sion*ist, n. One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.
Il*lu"sive (?), a. [See Illude.] Deceiving by false show; deceitful;
deceptive; false; illusory; unreal.
Truth from illusive falsehood to command.
Thomson.
Il*lu"sive*ly, adv. In a illusive manner; falsely.
Il*lu"sive*ness, n. The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false
show.
Il*lu"so*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. illusore.] Deceiving, or tending of
deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
Il*lus"tra*ble (?), a. Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne.
Il*lus"trate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illustrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Illustrating (?).] [L. illustratus, p. p. of illustrare to illustrate,
fr. illustris bright. See Illustrious.] 1. To make clear, bright, or
luminous.
Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky.
Chapman.
2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
Shak.
To prove him, and illustrate his high worth.
Milton.
3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate,
explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and
examples.
4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with
pictures, as a history or a romance.