English

Detailed Synonyms for illustrate in English

illustrate:

to illustrate verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)

  1. to illustrate
    to elucidate; to clarify
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • elucidate verb (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clarify verb (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    to exemplify; to explain; to expound; to illustrate; to throw light on
    • exemplify verb (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)
    • explain verb (explains, explained, explaining)
    • expound verb (expounds, expounded, expounding)
    • illustrate verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
    • throw light on verb (throws light on, threw light on, throwing light on)
  2. to illustrate
    to illustrate
    • illustrate verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
  3. to illustrate
    to demonstrate; to expose; to illustrate; show what you mean; make your point
  4. to illustrate
    – clarify by giving an example of 1
    to exemplify; to illustrate; instance
    – clarify by giving an example of 1
  5. to illustrate
    – supply with illustrations 1
    to illustrate
    – supply with illustrations 1
    • illustrate verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)
      • illustrate a book with drawings1
  6. to illustrate
    – depict with an illustration 1
    to illustrate
    – depict with an illustration 1
    • illustrate verb (illustrates, illustrated, illustrating)

Conjugations for illustrate:

present
  1. illustrate
  2. illustrate
  3. illustrates
  4. illustrate
  5. illustrate
  6. illustrate
simple past
  1. illustrated
  2. illustrated
  3. illustrated
  4. illustrated
  5. illustrated
  6. illustrated
present perfect
  1. have illustrated
  2. have illustrated
  3. has illustrated
  4. have illustrated
  5. have illustrated
  6. have illustrated
past continuous
  1. was illustrating
  2. were illustrating
  3. was illustrating
  4. were illustrating
  5. were illustrating
  6. were illustrating
future
  1. shall illustrate
  2. will illustrate
  3. will illustrate
  4. shall illustrate
  5. will illustrate
  6. will illustrate
continuous present
  1. am illustrating
  2. are illustrating
  3. is illustrating
  4. are illustrating
  5. are illustrating
  6. are illustrating
subjunctive
  1. be illustrated
  2. be illustrated
  3. be illustrated
  4. be illustrated
  5. be illustrated
  6. be illustrated
diverse
  1. illustrate!
  2. let's illustrate!
  3. illustrated
  4. illustrating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

illustrate

  1. illustrate
    elucidate
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
  2. illustrate

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Related Definitions for "illustrate":

  1. clarify by giving an example of1
  2. supply with illustrations1
    • illustrate a book with drawings1
  3. depict with an illustration1