1. (v. t.) To make clear, bright, or luminous.

2. (v. t.) To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.

3. (v. t.) To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.

4. (v. t.) To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.

5. (v. t.) To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.

6. (a.) Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.