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Verb: illustrate  'i-lu,streyt
  1. Clarify by giving an example of
    "The professor instanced several historical events to illustrate his point";
    - exemplify, instance, example [rare]
     
  2. Depict with an illustration
    "The artist illustrated the children's book with whimsical drawings"
     
  3. Supply with illustrations
    "illustrate a book with drawings"

Derived forms: illustrated, illustrates, illustrating

Type of: adorn, beautify, decorate, depict, dilate, elaborate, embellish, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, fancify, flesh out, grace, lucubrate [archaic], ornament, picture, render, show

Encyclopedia: Illustrate