in-lūstrō (ill-) āvī, ātus, āre, to light up, make light, illuminate: quā sol Inlustrat oras, H.

—Fig., to make clear, clear up, elucidate, illustrate, disclose, explain: ut ea consilia inlustrarentur: si modo id patefactum et inlustratum est: signa, quibus veritas inlustrari solet.

—Of style, to brighten, adorn, embellish: inlustrant eam (orationem) translata verba.

—To render famous, distinguish, illustrate: populi R. nomen: Quid prius inlustrem satiris? H.