illustrate
/ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/verb3 syllables
Illustrate means: clarify by giving an example of.
Synonyms for illustrate2
verb, as in clarify by giving an example of
What does illustrate mean?3
verb
1
clarify by giving an example of
2
depict with an illustration
3
supply with illustrations“illustrate a book with drawings”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Illustrate in a sentence
- In her work as an illustrator, she illustrates for the most part children's books.sundown
- I would like to illustrate children's books for a living.CK
- I will illustrate the way people use language.unknown
- The teacher will illustrate how to do it.CK
- Everyone can feed the database to illustrate new vocabulary.jakov
- This dictionary has sentences that illustrate how to use each word.mailohilohi
- Can you illustrate that using a concrete example?sundown
- Can you illustrate that by way of a concrete example?sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of illustrate
as a verb
- past tense
- illustrated
- present participle
- illustrating
- third-person singular
- illustrates
- past participle
- illustrated