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illustrated

Variant of illustrate

transitive verb illustrated, illustrating

    1. to make clear; explain
    2. to make clear or easily understood by examples, comparisons, etc.; exemplify
    1. to furnish (books, etc.) with explanatory or decorative drawings, designs, or pictures
    2. to explain or decorate: said of pictures, etc.
  1. Obsolete
    1. to make luminous; illuminate
    2. to enlighten
    3. to make bright; adorn
    4. to make illustrious

intransitive verb

to offer an example for clarification

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