illustro

in-lūstrō (ill-) āvī, ātus, āre,

to light up, make light, illuminate: quā sol Inlustrat oras, H.—Fig., to make clear, clear up, elucidate, illustrate, disclose, explain: ut ea consilia inlustrarentur: si modo id patefactum et inlustratum est: signa, quibus veritas inlustrari solet.—Of style, to brighten, adorn, embellish: inlustrant eam (orationem) translata verba.—To render famous, distinguish, illustrate: populiR. nomen: Quid prius inlustrem satiris? H.