illustrate

Study(2)

UK /ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/ US /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/

verb 4

Collocations

(verb.) put pictures in sth

ADV

heavily, lavishly, richly | fully | attractively, beautifully, delightfully, handsomely, superbly

PREP

with

The textbook was illustrated with colorful diagrams to help students understand the difficult concepts.

(verb.) make sth clear using examples/pictures

ADV

amply

admirably, aptly, neatly, nicely, well

The problems with plastic pollution are nicely illustrated by the garbage floating in our oceans.

perfectly

merely, simply

Her mistakes simply illustrate how difficult this project has been for everyone.

clearly, dramatically, graphically, strikingly, vividly

brutally, starkly, tragically

The accident brutally illustrates why safety helmets are so important for cyclists.

VERB + ILLUSTRATE

serve to

These statistics serve to illustrate why more people are choosing remote work today.

be chosen to, be designed to, be intended to

PREP

The teacher used a simple diagram to illustrate to the students how plants absorb water from soil.

Definitions

verb

To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.

We illustrate our definitions by including quotations or simple examples.

To prove him, and illustrate his high worth.

To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.

The economics textbook was illustrated with many graphs.

Michael Thompson said he had been photographing prison buildings on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to illustrate an article by Tom Reeves […] when an unidentified plainclothes employee of the prison approached him.

To shed light upon.

Here, when the morn illustrates all the sky.

To give renown or honour to; to make illustrious.

Matter to me of glory, whom their hate / Illustrates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — clarify by giving an example of

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We illustrate our definitions by including quotations or simple examples.

Wiktionary

To prove him, and illustrate his high worth.

Wiktionary

England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-m

Wiktionary

This diagram will illustrate what I mean.

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I would like to illustrate children's books for a living.

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I will illustrate the way people use language.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, illustrate is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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