make lighter or brighter; This lamp lightens the room a bit

[ Syn: light , illume , illumine , light up ]

make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; Could you clarify these remarks?; Clear up the question of who is at fault

[ Syn: clear , clear up , shed light on , crystallize , crystallise , crystalize , crystalise , straighten out , sort out , enlighten , elucidate ]

add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)