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alluminare

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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    From alluminio +‎ -are.

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    alluminàre (first-person singular present allumìno, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to aluminize, to cover with aluminum/aluminium
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    Etymology 2

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      From allume +‎ -are, influenced by Etymology 1.

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      alluminàre (first-person singular present allùmino, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

      1. to treat with alum
        Synonym: allumare
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      Etymology 3

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        Borrowed from Old French enluminer.

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        alluminàre (first-person singular present allùmino, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, archaic or literary)

        1. to add gold or silver to pigments in order to make (a painting, usually a miniature) shine
        2. (by extension) to paint in vivid colors
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        Etymology 4

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          Inherited from Early Medieval Latin allūmināre.

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          alluminàre (first-person singular present allùmino, first-person singular past historic alluminài, past participle alluminàto, auxiliary avére)

          1. (transitive, poetic, archaic or Tuscan) to illuminate
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