Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - illustrate
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Illustrate
illustrate
~ v 1 to make the meaning of something clearer by giving examples (To illustrate the point, Dr Fisher told a story.) 2 to be an example which shows that something is true or that a fact exists (Nixon's downfall illustrates the immense power of the media.) 3 usually passive to put pictures in a book, article etc (a beautifully illustrated book)
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(illustrates, illustrating, illustrated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists. The example of the United States illustrates this point... The incident graphically illustrates how parlous their position is... The case also illustrates that some women are now trying to fight back. = demonstrate VERB: V n, V wh, V that 2. If you use an example, story, or diagram to illustrate a point, you use it show that what you are saying is true or to make your meaning clearer. Let me give another example to illustrate this difficult point... Throughout, she illustrates her analysis with excerpts from discussions. VERB: V n, V n with n • illustration Here, by way of illustration, are some extracts from our new catalogue. N-UNCOUNT: usu prep N 3. If you illustrate a book, you put pictures, photographs or diagrams into it. She went on to art school and is now illustrating a book... He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs. VERB: V n, V n with n • illustrated The book is beautifully illustrated throughout. ADJ • illustration ...the world of children’s book illustration. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (-trated; -trating) Etymology: Latin illustratus, past participle of illustrare, from in- + lustrare to purify, make bright — more at luster Date: 1526 transitive verb 1. obsolete a. enlighten b. to light up 2. a. archaic to make illustrious b. obsolete (1) to make bright (2) adorn 3. a. to make clear ; clarify b. to make clear by giving or by serving as an example or instance c. to provide with visual features intended to explain or decorate ~ a book 4. to show clearly ; demonstrate intransitive verb to give an example or instance • illustrator noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 a provide (a book, newspaper, etc.) with pictures. b elucidate (a description etc.) by drawings or pictures. 2 serve as an example of. 3 explain or make clear, esp. by examples. Etymology: L illustrare (as IN-(2), lustrare light up) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. иллюстрировать, снабжать рисунками, картами, диаграммами 2. пояснять to illustrate smth. by quotations —- иллюстрировать что-л. цитатами to illustrate the advantages of smth. —- показать преимущества чего-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) иллюстрировать (with) Toms latest hook is illustrated with photographs of the real family upon whom his story is based. a wellillustrated book - хорошо иллюстрированная книга 2) пояснять, иллюстрировать (примерами, цитатами и т.п.) (with) Each verb in this dictionary is illustrated with a sentence. ...Англо-русский словарь
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