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illustre

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See also: illustré

English

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Adjective

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illustre (comparative more illustre, superlative most illustre)

  1. (obsolete) illustrious

Verb

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illustre (third-person singular simple present illustres, present participle illustring, simple past and past participle illustred) (transitive, obsolete)

  1. To illuminate (something).
    • 1608, [Guillaume de Salluste] Du Bartas, “[Du Bartas His First VVeek, or Birth of the VVorld: [].] The Fift Daie of the First VVeek.”, in Josuah Sylvester, transl., Du Bartas His Deuine Weekes and Workes [], 3rd edition, London: [] Humfrey Lownes [and are to be sold by Arthur Iohnson []], published 1611, →OCLC, page 140:
      But, as the Phœnix on my Front doth gliſter, / Thou ſhalt the Finials of my Frame illuſtre.
  2. To make (someone) illustrious.

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References

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  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin illustris (bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous), from illūstrō (to illustrate).

Adjective

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illustre (plural illustres)

  1. illustrious
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter XXXIII:
      À Florence, riche et fameuse ville d’Italie, dans la province qu’on appelle Toscane, vivaient deux gentilshommes d’illustre famille, Anselme et Lothaire....
      In Florence, a rich and famous city of Italy, in the province called Tuscany, lived two gentlemen of illustrious family, Anselmo and Lothario....
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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illustre

  1. inflection of illustrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin illustris (bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous), from illūstrō (to illustrate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ilˈlu.stre/
  • Rhymes: -ustre
  • Hyphenation: il‧lù‧stre

Adjective

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illustre (plural illustri, superlative illustrissimo)

  1. illustrious, renowned, famous, distinguished
  2. notorious

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Further reading

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  • illustre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Adjective

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illūstre

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of illūstris

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