[il-uh-strey-ter, i-luhs-trey-ter] 
| 1. | an artist who makes illustrations: an illustrator of children's books. |
| 2. | a person or thing that illustrates. |
| 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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