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il·lus·trate (il′ə strāt′; also i lus′trāt′)
transitive verb illustrated -·trat′ed, illustrating -·trat′·ing
- to make clear; explain
- to make clear or easily understood by examples, comparisons, etc.; exemplify
- to furnish (books, etc.) with explanatory or decorative drawings, designs, or pictures
- to explain or decorate: said of pictures, etc.
- Obsolete
- to make luminous; illuminate
- to enlighten
- to make bright; adorn
- to make illustrious
Etymology: < L illustratus, pp. of illustrare, to light up, illuminate < in-, in + lustrare, to illuminate < lustrum: see lustrum
intransitive verb
to offer an example for clarification
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