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light up

verb/ɐlumiˈaɾ/low

a·lu·mi·ar

Definition

To make visible through light; to illuminate, light up.
A single candle lit up the whole cellar.
The car's headlights lit up the dark road.
Common collocations
light up the roomlight the waylight with a torch

Etymology

Do latim 'illuminare' ('iluminar'), através da forma 'alumbrar'.

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