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illustrateillustrate /ˈɪləˌstreɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYillustrateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of illustrare, from lustrare to make pure or bright VERB TABLEillustrate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | illustrate | | he, she, it | illustrates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | illustrated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have illustrated | | he, she, it | has illustrated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had illustrated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will illustrate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have illustrated |
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| Present | I | am illustrating | | he, she, it | is illustrating | | you, we, they | are illustrating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was illustrating | | you, we, they | were illustrating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been illustrating | | he, she, it | has been illustrating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been illustrating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be illustrating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been illustrating |
► illustrated ... point Raymond illustrated his point by playing a recording of the interview. THESAURUS to describe something in a way that makes it clear or easier to understand► explain to describe something in a way that makes it clear or easier to understand: Our lawyer carefully explained the process. It’s not that complicated – let me explain. ► tell to explain something to someone. Often used instead of explain in everyday spoken English: She told me how to get to the college. ► show to explain to someone how to do something, especially by doing something while he or she watches you: Ellen showed me how to use the coffee maker. ► demonstrate demonstrate means the same as show but sounds more formal. Used especially to explain something as part of your job: The teacher demonstrated the experiment to the students. ► go through/run through something informal to explain something carefully, one part at a time: Mrs. Riddell went through the homework assignment. ► clarify to make something easier to understand, by explaining in a different way or adding more details: Reporters asked the president to clarify his earlier statement, so he explained again in more detail. ► define to explain the exact meaning of a word or idea: It is difficult to define the word “beauty” – what is it exactly that makes something beautiful? ► illustrate to explain something and make it clear by giving examples: The speaker gave an example to illustrate her point. ► elucidate formal to explain something clearly. Used especially in writing: Each chapter elucidates some aspect of American life. picture► draw to make a picture of something with a pencil or pen: Amy loves to draw. ► sketch to draw something quickly and without a lot of detail: Students were sketching a model in the center of the room. ► doodle to draw shapes or patterns while you are thinking about something else: He was doodling in his notebook during the meeting. ► scribble to draw or make marks quickly in a messy way. Used especially about children: One of the kids had scribbled on the walls with a crayon. ► trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper: Kara carefully traced one of the illustrations in the book. ► illustrate to draw or paint pictures to be printed in a book: She has illustrated several well-known children’s books. 1to be an example that shows that something is true or that a fact exists: America needs its allies, as recent events have illustrated.illustrate how/what This story illustrates how important the family is in Latin American culture.illustrate that The research illustrated that the problem still existed.2to make the meaning of something clearer by giving examples or showing pictures, charts, etc.: The pictures on page 45 illustrate the process. Raymond illustrated his point by playing a recording of the interview.illustrate something with something Let me illustrate the problem with some real cases.► see thesaurus at explain3[usually passive] eng. lang. arts to put pictures in a book, article, etc.: The book was illustrated by Robert May.► see thesaurus at draw1 [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of illustrare, from lustrare to make pure or bright] |