'Illustrate' definitions:
Definition of 'illustrate'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Illustrate'
From: GCIDE
- Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illustrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Illustrating.] [L. illustratus, p. p. of illustrare to illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See Illustrious.]
- 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. [1913 Webster]
- Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Illustrate'
From: GCIDE
- Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, a. [L. illustratus, p. p.] Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'illustrate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account for,
- adorn,
- adumbrate,
- allegorize,
- approve,
- argue,
- attest,
- bespeak,
- betoken,
- body forth,
- breathe,
- call to mind,
- cite,
- cite a particular,
- clarify,
- clear up,
- connote,
- crack,
- decipher,
- decorate,
- demonstrate,
- demythologize,
- denote,
- display,
- document,
- elucidate,
- embellish,
- emblazon,
- embody,
- enlighten,
- euhemerize,
- evidence,
- evince,
- example,
- exemplify,
- exhibit,
- explain,
- explain away,
- explicate,
- exposit,
- expound,
- express,
- figure,
- foreshadow,
- furnish evidence,
- give a for-instance,
- give indication of,
- give reason for,
- give the meaning,
- go to show,
- illuminate,
- image,
- impersonate,
- imply,
- incarnate,
- indicate,
- instance,
- involve,
- itemize,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- manifest,
- mark,
- mirror,
- name,
- ornament,
- particularize,
- personate,
- personify,
- picture,
- point to,
- popularize,
- prefigure,
- pretypify,
- project,
- quote,
- rationalize,
- realize,
- reflect,
- set forth,
- shadow,
- shadow forth,
- shed light upon,
- show,
- show how,
- show signs of,
- show the way,
- signalize,
- signify,
- simplify,
- solve,
- speak for itself,
- speak volumes,
- spell out,
- suggest,
- symptomatize,
- tell,
- tend to show,
- throw light upon,
- unfold,
- unlock,
- unravel