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illustrate

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc.:
2
to show the meaning or truth of something more clearly, especially by giving examples:

Examples:

illustrate something with something The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.
[ + question word ] The exhibition will illustrate how life evolved from water.
3
to add pictures to something, such as a book:

Examples:

She writes children’s books and also illustrates them.
4
To illustrate is also to show the meaning or truth of something more clearly by giving examples:

Examples:

To illustrate her point, she told a story about how her family felt when they moved here.

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