Entry: illumine (v.)
In context: "Through the door's window, passing headlights illumine a disabled person in a wheelchair laboring along the rutted walk outside the Portuguese grocery opposite Antitoi Entertainment's storefront."
Definition: To light up, shed light upon; to shine upon or into; to light up in token of rejoicing or honour.
But here, more prosasically
To become light or bright; to be illuminated.
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 483
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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