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illustratable

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il⋅lus⋅trate

  [il-uh-streyt, i-luhs-treyt] verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing.
Use illustratable in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
2. to make clear or intelligible, as by examples or analogies; exemplify.
3. Archaic. to enlighten.
–verb (used without object)
4. to clarify one's words, writings, etc., with examples: To prevent misunderstandings, let me illustrate.
Origin:
1520–30; < L illustrātus ptp. of illustrāre to illuminate, make clear, give glory to. See il- 1 , luster 1 , -ate 1

Related forms:
il⋅lus⋅trat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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il·lus·trate   (ĭl'ə-strāt', ĭ-lŭs'trāt')   
v.   il·lus·trat·ed, il·lus·trat·ing, il·lus·trates

v.   tr.

    1. To clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons: The editor illustrated the definition with an example sentence.

    2. To clarify by serving as an example or comparison: The example sentence illustrated the meaning of the word.

  2. To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features: illustrated the book with colorful drawings.

  3. Obsolete To illuminate.

v.   intr.
To present a clarification, example, or explanation.

[Latin illūstrāre, illūstrāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + lūstrāre, to make bright; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
il'lus·trat'a·ble adj., il'lus·tra'tor n.
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