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

Со́лнечный свет освеща́ет ко́мнату.
Sunlight brightens the room.
Свет, излучавшийся из окна, освещал всю улицу.
The light shining from the window illuminated the entire street.
Свет, проницавший сквозь щели, освещал комнату.
The light shining through the cracks illuminated the room.
Луч, пробивавший туман, освещал дорогу.
The beam piercing the fog lit up the road.
Ночью сполохи молний освещали всё небо.
At night, flashes of lightning lit up the entire sky.
Меркнущий огонь свечи едва освещал комнату.
The fading candle flame barely lit the room.
Огонёк, теплящийся в печи, освещал комнату.
The little flame glowing in the stove illuminated the room.
Свет, испускаемый лампой, освещал всю комнату.
The light emitted by the lamp illuminated the entire room.

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)