освеща́ть

uncommon #8544

verbimperfective perfective is освети́ть

1.
to light up, to illuminate
Ла́мпа освеща́ет ко́мнату.
The lamp lights up the room.
Of a lamp, sun, fire etc. lighting a space or object.
2.
to shed light on, to elucidate, to explain
А́втор подро́бно освеща́ет э́тот вопро́с.
The author sheds light on this question in detail.
Figurative: of a question, problem or topic.
3.
to cover, to report onjournalism
Журнали́сты освеща́ют выборы.
Journalists are covering the election.
Of journalists reporting events.

Examples

Солнце освещало маленькую прогалину среди деревьев.
The sun illuminated a small clearing among the trees.
Ее лицо освещал слабый отсвет свечи.
Her face was illuminated by the faint glow of a candle.
Свет, рассеиваемый лампой, освещал всю комнату.
The light dispersed by the lamp illuminated the entire room.
Калильная лампа освещала старую комнату.
An incandescent lamp lit up the old room.
Со́лнце — фа́кел, свети́льник вселенной; он нахо́дится в це́нтре, потому что э́то самое лучшее ме́сто, чтобы освеща́ть плане́ты.
The sun is the torch, the lamp of the universe; if it is situated in the central region it's because this is the best place to illuminate the planets.
Наддверный светильник освещал весь коридор.
The over-door light fixture illuminated the entire corridor.
Предвечерний свет мягко освещал старые дома.
The early-evening light softly illuminated the old houses.
Ночью сполохи молний освещали всё небо.
At night, flashes of lightning lit up the entire sky.

Imperative
ты	освеща́й
вы	освеща́йте

Active present	освеща́ющий	lighting, illuminating, shedding light on
Active past	освеща́вший	illuminating, lighting up, that illuminated
Passive present	освеща́емый	illuminated, lit, lighted
Passive past	-
Gerund present	освеща́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	освещав освещавши	while doing (past)