How to pronounce illuminate

Listen to illuminate in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“illuminate” in real sentences

342 clips in the index · 71 American · 39 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. you could maybe illuminate.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  2. American story, to illuminate uh

    The Atlantic · hear it here

  3. Teachers illuminate the world for us.

    Federal Reserve · hear it here

  4. to instigate and encourage and illuminate.

    National Archives · hear it here

Why real speech

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