alumbrar

From Early Medieval Latin allūmināre. Compare Portuguese alumiar.

• IPA^(key): /alumˈbɾaɾ/ [a.lũmˈbɾaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧lum‧brar

alumbrar (first-person singular present alumbro, first-person singular preterite alumbré, past participle alumbrado)

1. (transitive) to illuminate

   Synonyms: iluminar, aluzar

2. (transitive) to give birth

   Synonym: dar a luz

3. (transitive) to shed light (on)
4. (reflexive) to get tipsy

• “alumbrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28