IL, prefixed to words beginning with l, stands for in, as used in the Latin language, and usually denotes a negation of the sense of the simple word, as illegal, not legal; or it denotes to or on, and merely augments or enforces the sense, as in illuminate.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.