- (v.t.) To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
- (v.t.) To make clear, bright or luminous.
- (v.t.) To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
- (a.) Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.
- (v.t.) To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
- (v.t.) To make clear, intelligible or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "illustrate" http://smartdefine.org/illustrate/definitions/2019025 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, illustrate, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/illustrate/definitions/2019025>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "illustrate" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/illustrate/definitions/2019025> |