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Meaning of 'illustrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Illustrate [ a.]
- Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.
2 . Illustrate [ v. t.]
- To make clear, bright, or luminous.
- To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
- To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
- To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
- To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.

Meaning of 'illustrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . illustrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- supply with illustrations
Example in sentence:
  • illustrate a book with drawings

Nearby Words:

ill ill-boding ill-bred ill-favored ill-judged ill-lived ill-looking ill-mannered ill-minded ill-natured

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