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illustrate
[ il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- to make clear or intelligible, as by examples or analogies; exemplify.
- Archaic. to enlighten.
verb (used without object)
- to clarify one's words, writings, etc., with examples:
To prevent misunderstandings, let me illustrate.
illustrate
/ ˈɪəˌٰɪ /
verb
- to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc
- tr to be an example or demonstration of
- tr to explain or decorate (a book, text, etc) with pictures
- tr an archaic word for enlighten
Derived Forms
- ˈܲˌٰٲ, adjective
- ˈܲˌٰپ, adjective
- ˈܲˌٰپly, adverb
- ˈܲˌٰٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- lܲ·ٰa· adjective
- v·lܲ·ٰٱ verb (used with object) overillustrated overillustrating
- ·lܲ·ٰٱ verb (used with object) preillustrated preillustrating
- ·lܲ·ٰٱ verb (used with object) reillustrated reillustrating
- p·lܲ·ٰٱ verb (used with object) superillustrated superillustrating
Word History and Origins
Origin of illustrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of illustrate1
Example Sentences
Costume designer Celeste Jennings illustrates their differences through clothing choices that reflect Sade’s more marginalized status and Mina’s more assimilated reality.
Instead, using his show’s headline-making legal headache as an example, Oliver illustrated why Trump’s penchant for weaponizing the legal system is dangerous to freedom of speech and expression.
He added that it "perfectly illustrates the fact that marine parks are an outdated industry with dropping acceptability" in society.
The BBC has also analysed satellite images to illustrate two of the biggest burns this year.
If you can take good pictures of something, you can convey a lot of these characteristics that formerly would have just been illustrated or more often described using taxonomic terminology.
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