‖/mhw>, n. [ From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F, . arille. ] (Bot.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ LL. aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See Asperse, v. t. ] 1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people. [ Also written aspergillus. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) See Wateringpot shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bacilli [ NL., for L. bacillum. See Bacillariæ. ] (Biol.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A process of sorting ore by washing in a hand sieve. [ Written also deluing. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To free from an illusion; to disillusionize. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. freeing from illusion or false belief.
Syn. -- disenchanting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To disenchant; to free from illusion. “The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life.” W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The type genus of the Gerbillinae, comprising the typical gerbils{ 1 }.
Syn. -- genus Gerbillus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding. ] [ L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF. illuder. See Ludicrous. ] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illumed p. pr. & vb. n. Illuming. ] [ Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate. ] To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mountain's brow,
Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being illuminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. illuminans, -antis, p. pr. of illuminare. ] That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Illuminative. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illuminated p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating ] [ L. illuminatus, p. p. of illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine, Enlimn, Limn. ] 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To light up in token or rejoicing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. illuminatus, p. p. ] Enlightened. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ p. p. of illuminate. ] 1. rendered luminous by rays of light striking and reflecting; -- used especially of illumination by artificial light.
Syn. -- lighted. [ PJC ]

2. Adorned with pictorial or graphical designs, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages; as, an illuminated manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. illuminatus. See Illuminate, v. t., and cf. Illuminee. ] Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as follows: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has received by that sacrament. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that, by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados, Perfectibilists, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Also applied to: (a) An obscure sect of French Familists; (b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists; (c) The Rosicrucians. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Giving or producing light; used for illumination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. illuminatio: cf. F. illumination. ] 1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented book or manuscript. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness; splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his work. Felton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Illuminism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. illuminatif. ] Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. “Illuminative reading.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., an enlightener, LL. also, an illuminator of books. ] 1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. illuminer. See Illuminate. ] To illuminate; to light up; to adorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. illuminé. Cf. Illuminati. ] One of the Illuminati. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, illuminates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. illuminisme. ] The principles of the Illuminati. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illuminized p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminizing ] To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bright; clear. [ R. ] H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. il- in + lure. ] To deceive; to entice; to lure. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to illude. See Illude. ] 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. [ 1913 Webster ]

To cheat the eye with blear illusions. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming; enchantment; witchery; glamour. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.

Syn. -- Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See Delusion. Illusion, Delusion. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. E. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Liable to illusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. marked by or producing illusion; as, illusionary stage effects.
Syn. -- illusional. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A magician or conjurer who produces illusions by sleight of hand; a prestidigitator. [ PJC ]

a. [ See Illude. ] Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Truth from illusive falsehood to command. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a illusive manner; falsely. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. illusore. ] Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illustrated p. pr. & vb. n. Illustrating ] [ L. illustratus, p. p. of illustrare to illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See Illustrious. ] 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Matter to me of glory, whom their hate
Illustrates. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. illustratus, p. p. ] Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. provided with pictures; -- of a publication; as, an illustrated weekly. Opposite of unillustrated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration. ] 1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Making illustrious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of illustration or elucidation. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who illustrates. [ 1913 Webster ]