Definition of illustrate

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Illustrate (v. t.) To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.

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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..
Character :: Character (n.) A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was a character; Caesar is a great historical character..
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..
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, bright, or luminous..
Haggada :: Haggada (n.) A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament..
Illuminative :: Illuminative (a.) Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative.
Pictorial :: Pictorial (a.) Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures; forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination..
Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
Lichenography :: Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
Physicologic :: Physicologic (n.) Logic illustrated by physics.
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..
Counterview :: Counterview (n.) A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
Luminary :: Luminary (n.) One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary..
Comment :: Comment (v. i.) To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon..
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples..
Illustrated :: Illustrated (imp. & p. p.) of Illustrat.
Application :: Application (n.) Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the moral of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry..
Physico-theology :: Physico-theology (n.) Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.
Cut :: Cut (n.) An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts..
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
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