освеща́ть

uncommon #5703

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.
Свечи освеща́ли ко́мнату.
The candles lighted the room.
Ночью небо освещали тихие зарницы
At night, the sky was lit up by silent flashes of lightning.
Затухающий свет фонаря еле освещал дорогу.
The fading light of the lantern barely illuminated the road.
Догоравшая свеча освещала комнату слабым светом.
The dying candle lit the room with a faint light.
Костёр затрещал, освещая тёмную комнату.
The campfire crackled, lighting up the dark room.
Изошедший из окна свет освещал двор.
The light emanating from the window illuminated the courtyard.
Я испо́льзую фона́рь, чтобы освеща́ть тёмные места.
I use a flashlight to illuminate dark areas.

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)