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Definition of Illustrate
1. Verb. Clarify by giving an example of.
Generic synonyms: Dilate, Elaborate, Enlarge, Expand, Expatiate, Exposit, Expound, Flesh Out, Lucubrate
Derivative terms: Example, Example, Example, Example, Exemplification, Illustration, Illustration, Illustrative, Instance
2. Verb. Depict with an illustration.
Generic synonyms: Depict, Picture, Render, Show
Derivative terms: Illustration, Illustration, Illustrative
3. Verb. Supply with illustrations. "Illustrate a book with drawings"
Derivative terms: Illustration, Illustration, Illustrator
Definition of Illustrate
1. v. t. To make clear, bright, or luminous.
2. a. Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.
Definition of Illustrate
1. Verb. (obsolete) To shed light upon; to illuminate. ¹
2. Verb. To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison. ¹
3. Verb. To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Illustrate
1. [v -STRATED, -STRATING, -STRATES]
Medical Definition of Illustrate
1. 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. "Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky." (Chapman) 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. "To prove him, and illustrate his high worth." (Milton) 3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. 4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. 5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. "Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates." (Milton) Origin: L. Illustratus, p.p. Of illustrare to illustrate, fr. Illustris bright. See Illustrious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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