Definition of illustrate

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Illustrate (v. t.) To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.

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Application :: Application (n.) The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory..
Illustration :: Illustration (n.) The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct..
Gesture :: Gesture (v. t.) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to gesticulate.
Cryophorus :: Cryophorus (n.) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs, connected by a tube of the same material, and containing only a quantity of water and its vapor, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below 32¡ Fahr..
Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
Exegetical :: Exegetical (a.) Pertaining to exegesis; tending to unfold or illustrate; explanatory; expository.
Orrery :: Orrery (n.) An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system..
Lichenography :: Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
Example :: Example (n.) An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples..
Plate :: Plate (n.) A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate..
Explain :: Explain (a.) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible..
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples..
Postiler :: Postiler (n.) One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin.
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, bright, or luminous..
Illustratory :: Illustratory (a.) Serving to illustrate.
Genre :: Genre (n.) A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and manners..
Physico-theology :: Physico-theology (n.) Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.
Haggada :: Haggada (n.) A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament..
Elucidate :: Elucidate (v. t.) To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject..
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