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  • 91glisten — v 1. glint, glimmer, glitter, Archaic. glister, reflect; sparkle, twinkle, flicker; blink, wink, flutter, flare or flare up; waver, sway, quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; light, spark, scintillate, flame; flash, fulgurate …

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  • 92illuminate — v 1. light up, light, lighten, brighten; illumine, Archaic. illume, Obs. enlumine; irradiate, radiate, cast light upon, shine, beam, stream; make flare or flame, burn, glow, incandesce, phosphoresce; shimmer, sparkle, scintillate, glitter, gleam; …

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  • 93irradiate — v 1. illuminate, light up, light, brighten; illumine, Archaic. illume; cast light upon, shine, beam; shimmer, sparkle, scintillate, glitter, gleam, coruscate; make resplendent or illustrious. 2. enlighten, inform, make aware, give insight to;… …

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  • 94kindle — v 1. fire, ignite, torch, deflagrate, burn, burn up or down, set aflame or alight or on fire, set fire to, put to the torch, put or apply a match to, Obs. accend, Obs. flagrate. 2. incite, provoke, actuate, poke, prod, prick, goad, prompt, spur;… …

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  • 95light — I n 1. illumination, luminescence, luminosity, radiation, shining, beaming, gleaming; luminousness, brilliance, radiance, lambency, luster, shine, effulgence; irradiation, glow, glowing, fluorescence, in candescence, phosphorescence; brightness,… …

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  • 96lighten — I v 1. illuminate, brighten, light up; illumine, Archaic. illume, Obs. enlumine; irradiate, radiate, shine, beam, cast light upon; blaze, burn, glow, luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce; shimmer, sparkle, scintillate, glitter, gleam; flash,… …

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  • 97shimmer — v 1. glow, gleam faintly, shine; luminesce, incandesce, phosphoresce, make radiant or lustrous; illuminate, illumine, Archaic. illume, Obs. en lumine; brighten, light up, cast light upon, make brilliant or luminous; radiate, irradiate, effulge;… …

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  • 98sparkle — v 1. spark, light, scintillate, flame, blaze, burn; shine, twinkle, flicker, blink, wink, flutter; quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; glisten, Archaic. glister, glitter, glint, glimmer; gleam, glare, effulge, shine forth,… …

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  • 99twinkle — v 1. glint, glimmer, glitter, glisten, Archaic. glister; shine, sparkle, light, spark, scintillate; flicker, blink, wink, flutter; quiver, shiver, ripple; shimmer, dance, dazzle, bedazzle; flash, flare, fulgurate, gleam, glare, coruscate;… …

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  • 100enlighten — [v] explain thoroughly; make aware acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catechize, cause to understand, civilize, convert, counsel, direct, disclose, divulge, edify, educate, elucidate, give faith*, give the lowdown*, give the word*, guide, illume,… …

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