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il·lus·trate
 illustrate
- pronunciation:
- I
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streIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
illustrated, illustrates, illustrating |
| definition 1: |
to explain or clarify by giving examples or presenting a graphic representation.
My father always used examples from his own life experience to illustrate his point.The gym teacher illustrated how the move should be done by demonstrating it herself.The drawing on the opposite page helped illustrate the concept.- synonyms:
- demonstrate, exemplify
- similar words:
- clarify, delineate, elucidate, evince, exhibit, explain, explicate, illuminate, manifest, present, represent, show
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| definition 2: |
to provide pictures or drawings for (a book, story, or other work).
The artist illustrated the book with very detailed drawings.
- similar words:
- delineate, depict, draw, embellish, illuminate, portray, represent, sketch
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| related words: |
amplify, describe, exemplify, live, picture, story |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make something clear with examples.
Your last point isn't clear to me; could you please illustrate?- similar words:
- elucidate, explain
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| related words: |
amplify |
| derivation: |
illustrated (adj.) |
Illustrate comes from a Latin word that means "light up." The words "luster" and "lustrous" come from related Latin words.
Word Builder: illustrate +
- illustrated:
having pictures.
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