Thesaurus: illustrate

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1. v. t. To make clear, bright, or luminous.
2. v. t. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
3. v. t. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
4. v. t. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
5. v. t. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
6. a. Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.
7. v. clarify by giving an example of
8. v. depict with an illustration
9. v. supply with illustrations
10. 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman. 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. Shak. To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton. 3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. 4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. 5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.] Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. Milton. Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.] This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. Shak.
11. Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.]This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. Shak.
12. v:100 v. depict with an illustration v. supply with illustrations