illustrate

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il·lus·trate / ˈiləˌstrāt/ • v. [tr.] provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures: the guide is illustrated with full-color photographs. ∎  explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc.: the results are illustrated in Figure 7. ∎  serve as an example of: a collection of pieces that illustrate Bach's techniques.ORIGIN: early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘illuminate, shed light on’): from Latin illustrat- ‘lit up,’ from the verb illustrare, from in- ‘upon’ + lustrare ‘illuminate.’

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