English Explanatory Dictionary

illustrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
To shed light upon.
To give renown or honour to; to make illustrious.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/ /ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/ /ˈɪl.jəˌstɹeɪt/ En-uk-illustrate.ogg /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ /ɪˈlasˌtɹæɪt/ /ˈɪl.əˌstɹæɪt/

Word forms

illustrate illustrates illustrating illustrated

Etymology

Back-formation from illustration.

Synonyms

illuminate alight belight beshine bright enlighten fire illume illumine illustrate irradiate light lighten light up luster lustrate shed light on glorify

Related words

shed light upon

Derived words

illustrable illustratable illustrator illustratory overillustrate reillustrate

Translations

Belarusian: ілюстрава́ць Bulgarian: илюстрирам Czech: ilustrovat Dutch: illustreren Esperanto: ilustri Finnish: kuvittaa French: illustrer Galician: ilustrar German: illustrieren Hebrew: אִיֵּר Hungarian: illusztrál Icelandic: myndskreyta Ido: ilustrar Irish: maisigh Italian: illustrare Italian: descrivere Italian: spiegare Italian: esemplificare Portuguese: ilustrar Romanian: ilustra Russian: иллюстри́ровать Russian: де́лать иллюстра́ции Russian: оформля́ть Spanish: ilustrar Swedish: illustrera Ukrainian: ілюструва́ти Ukrainian: проілюструва́ти Walloon: enimådjî Welsh: darlunio

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