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illuminates

/ˌɪlˈumənˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
il-lu-mi-nates
IPA
/ˌɪlˈumənˌeɪts/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of illuminate

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of illuminate

Questions

How do you pronounce illuminates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪlˈumənˌeɪts/.
What does illuminates mean?
plural of illuminate

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