illustrate

il·lus·trate  (l-strt, -lstrt)

v. il·lus·trat·ed, il·lus·trat·ing, il·lus·trates

v.tr.

1.

a. To clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons: The editor illustrated the definition with an example sentence.

b. To clarify by serving as an example or comparison: The example sentence illustrated the meaning of the word.

2. To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features: illustrated the book with colorful drawings.

3. Obsolete To illuminate.

v.intr.

To present a clarification, example, or explanation.

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[Latin illstrre, illstrt- : in-, in; see in-² + lstrre, to make bright; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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illus·trata·ble adj.

illus·trator n.

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illustrate [ˈɪləˌstreɪt]

vb

1. to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc.

2. (tr) to be an example or demonstration of

3. (tr) to explain or decorate (a book, text, etc.) with pictures

4. (tr) an archaic word for enlighten

[from Latin illustrāre to make light, explain, from lustrāre to purify, brighten; see lustrum]

illustratable  adj

illustrative  adj

illustratively  adv

illustrator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	illustrate - clarify by giving an example of instance, exemplify elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
	2.	illustrate - depict with an illustration artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" depict, picture, show, render - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
	3.	illustrate - supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

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illustrate

verb

1. demonstrate, show, exhibit, emphasize, exemplify, explicate The example of the United States illustrates this point.

2. explain, describe, interpret, sum up, make clear, clarify, summarize, bring home, point up, make plain, elucidate She illustrates her analysis with extracts from interviews and discussions.

3. adorn, ornament, embellish He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs.

Translations

illustrate [ˈɪləstreɪt] VT

1. [+ book] → ilustrar
a book illustrated by Ann Miles → un libro ilustrado por Ann Miles, un libro con ilustraciones de Ann Miles

2. (= exemplify) [+ subject] → ilustrar; [+ point] → demostrar
I can best illustrate this in the following way → esto puede ilustrarse del modo siguiente

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illustrate [ˈɪləstreɪt] vt

[+ argument] → illustrer

(= show) → illustrer
the incident illustrates how ... → l'incident illustre à quel point ...
The incident illustrates how tricky it is to design a safe system → L'incident illustre à quel point il est difficile de concevoir un système sans danger.
the incident illustrates that ... → l'incident illustre que ...

[+ book, article] → illustrer

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illustrate

vt

book, story → illustrieren, bebildern; his lecture was illustrated by coloured slides → er veranschaulichte seinen Vortrag mit Farbdias; illustrated (magazine) → Illustrierte f

(fig) → veranschaulichen, illustrieren

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illustrate [ˈɪləˌstreɪt] vt → illustrare

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illustrate

v illustrate [ˈiləstreit]

1 to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc. illustreer يُزَوِّد كتابا بالصُّوَر илюстрирам ilustrovat illustrere illustrieren εικονογραφώ ilustrar illustreerima مصور کردن kuvittaa illustrer לְאַייֵר व्याख्या करना ilustrirati illusztrál menggambari myndskreyta illustrare 図・絵を入れる (도해, 그림 등을) 예시하다 iliustruoti ilustrēt menggambari illustreren illustrere ilustrować ilustrar a ilus­tra иллюстрировать ilustrovať slikovno opremiti ilustrovati illustrera เป็นตัวอย่างของ resimlendirmek 加上插圖 ілюструвати باتصوری بنانا minh họa 加上插图

2 to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean. illustreer يُوَضِّح بالأمثِلَه пояснявам ilustrovat illustrere; belyse erläutern επεξηγώ ilustrar selgitama توضیح دادن؛ روشن کردن havainnollistaa illustrer לְהַדגִים उदाहरण देकर समझाना objasniti szemléltet menjelaskan lÿsa, skÿra illustrare 実例で説明する 실례로써 명확히 하다 pailiustruoti pavyzdžiu, paaiškinti paskaidrot (ar piemēriem) menjelaskan illustreren belyse, illustrere zilustrować ilustrar a ilustra иллюстрировать znázorniť ilustrirati ilustrovati illustrera, belysa, åskådliggöra แสดงตัวอย่าง örneklemek 舉例說明 пояснювати مثال سے واضح کرنا giải thích 举例说明

adj illustrated

having pictures etc an illustrated catalogue. geïllustreerd مُوَضَّح بالصُّوَر илюстриран ilustrovaný illustreret bebildert εικονογραφημένος ilustrado illustreeritud مصور kuvitettu illustré מְאוּייַר सचित्र ilustriran képes bergambar myndskreyttur illustrato 図入りの 도해(삽화)가 들어 있는 iliustruotas ilustrēts bergambar gea allustreerd illustrert ilustrowany ilustrado cu ilustraţii иллюстрированный ilustrovaný ilustriran ilustrovan illustrerad ตัวอย่าง resimli 有插圖的 ілюстрований با تصویر có minh họa 有插图的

n illuˈstration

1 a picture coloured illustrations. illustrasie صورَة إيضاحيَّه، رَسْم илюстрация ilustrace billede die Abbildung εικόνα, εικονογράφηση ilustración pilt تصویر kuva illustration אִיוּר चित्र निरूपण ilustracija illusztráció gambar mynd(skreyting) illustrazione さし絵 그림, 삽화 iliustracija ilustrācija gambar afbeelding bilde, illustrasjon ilustracja ilustração ilustraţie иллюстрация ilustrácia ilustracija ilustracija illustration, bild ภาพประกอบ resim 插圖 малюнок, ілюстрація تصویر bức tranh 插图

2 an example. illustrasie مِثال пример příklad eksempel das Beispiel παράδειγμα ilustración, ejemplo näide مثال esimerkki exemple דוּגמָה उदाहरण, दृष्टान्त objašnjenje példa contoh dæmi illustrazione, spiegazione 実例 실례 pavyzdys piemērs; paskaidrojums contoh illustratie eksempel przykład ilustração exemplu пример príklad ilustracija primer [] exempel การให้ตัวอย่างประกอบ örnek 例證 приклад, пояснення مثال ví dụ 例证

3 the act of illustrating. illustreer تَوضيح илюстриране ilustrování illustration die Erläuterung εικονογράφηση, επεξήγηση ilustración illustreerimine توضیح kuvitus illustration הַדגָמָה व्याख्या ilustriranje szemléltetés, illusztrálás ilustrasi útskÿring (með myndum/dæmum) illustrazione 例証 해설 iliustravimas ilustrēšana ilustrasi het illustreren bruk av bilder/eksempel ilustrowanie ilustração ilustrare иллюстрирование ilustrovanie ilustracija ilustrovanje illustration, illustrering การแสดงตัวอย่างประกอบ resimleme 圖解 ілюстрування واضح کرنے کا عمل sự minh hoạ 图解

adj illustrative [-strətiv, (American ) iˈlastrətiv]

verduidelikend تَوْضيحي пояснителен názorný illustrerende erläuternd επεξηγηματικός ilustrativo selgitav توضیحی valaiseva explicatif מַמחִיש, מַדגִים दृष्टान्त युक्त koji objašnjava magyarázó, szemléltető jelas skÿringar-; lÿsandi illustrativo 例証となる 실례가 되는, 예증하는 iliustruojantis, nušviečiantis ilustratīvs; paskaidrojošs ilustrasi illustratief forklarende, illustrerende ilustrujący ilustrativo ilustrativ; ex­pli­cativ иллюстративный názorný ilustrativen ilustrativan illustrativ ซึ่งให้ตัวอย่าง açıklayıcı 說明性的 ілюстративний; пояснювальний مثال یا توضيح کے طور پر شامل để minh họa 用作说明的

n illustrator

a person who draws pictures etc for books etc. illustreerder رَسّام صور للكُتُب илюстратор ilustrátor, -ka illustrator; tegner der/die Illustrator(in) εικονογράφος ilustrador illustreerija نشان دهنده kuvittaja illustrateur/-trice מְאַייֵר, מְאַייֶרֶת चित्रक, चित्रकार ilustrator rajzoló ilustrator teiknari illustratore, illustratrice イラストレーター 삽화가 iliustratorius ilustrators; ilustrētājs pengilustrasi illustrator tegner, illustratør ilustrator ilustrador иллюстратор ilustrátor, -ka ilustrator ilustrator illustratör ซึ่งให้ตัวอย่าง resimleyici 插圖畫家 ілюстратор نقّاش người vẽ tranh minh hoạ 插图画家