A synonym would be to clear up, clarify, or cite.
Depending on context, "illuminate" could mean light, lighten, brighten, shine, irradiate, decorate, illustrate, embellish, adorn, ornament, clarify, elucidate, explain, reveal, demystify, exemplify, illustrate
exemplify, represent
cartoon
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synonymize
represent anything /typify/ symbolize/ stand for
represent, be, consist of, embody, exemplify, make up, form, compose, comprise
Exemplify
The prefix of exemplify is "ex-" which means out or beyond.
Here are two stories which will exemplify what I am getting at.
Depending on context, "illuminate" could mean light, lighten, brighten, shine, irradiate, decorate, illustrate, embellish, adorn, ornament, clarify, elucidate, explain, reveal, demystify, exemplify, illustrate
exemplify, represent
To exemplify
It is difficult to choose one person to exemplify the best in humanity because everyone is human with more than one dimension.
cartoon
It means "showed or illustrated by example".
Paradox :)