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Grammar : Verb
Spell : il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪt



Definition of illustrate

Origin :
  • 1520s, "light up, shed light on;" 1610s, "educate by means of examples," back-formation from illustration, and in some cases from Latin illustratus, past participle of illustrare (see illustration). Sense of "provide pictures to explain or decorate" is 1630s. Related: Illustrated; illustrating.
  • verb demonstrate, exemplify
  • verb explain by drawing, decorating
Example sentences :
  • For instance, take a concrete case; so best can we illustrate.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • Let me illustrate this broad statement with reference to the subject of fears alone.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The campaigns of Napoleon, with their atmosphere of glory, illustrate this.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to illustrate that of ours.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • I do it for a rather singular reason, which I will illustrate by a parallel.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The following cuts may serve to illustrate some of the bag-exercises.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Two painters each painted a picture to illustrate his conception of rest.
  • Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
  • So that's what I am going to do, and illustrate it with "Zobzees."
  • Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull
  • But this is sufficient to illustrate the pioneer character of his work and influence.
  • Extract from : « Andr » by William Dunlap
  • The vignette was probably designed to illustrate some other work.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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