[il-uh-streyt, i-luhs-treyt] 
verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing.| 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. |
| 4. | to clarify one's words, writings, etc., with examples: To prevent misunderstandings, let me illustrate. |
| il·lus·trate (ĭl'ə-strāt', ĭ-lŭs'trāt') v. il·lus·trat·ed, il·lus·trat·ing, il·lus·trates v. tr.
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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