亚洲网紅露点

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illustrate

[ il-uh-streyt, ih-luhs-treyt ]

verb (used with object)

illustrated, illustrating.
  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.


verb (used without object)

illustrated, illustrating.
  1. to clarify one's words, writings, etc., with examples:

    To prevent misunderstandings, let me illustrate.

illustrate

/ 藞瑟濒蓹藢蝉迟谤别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc
  2. tr to be an example or demonstration of
  3. tr to explain or decorate (a book, text, etc) with pictures
  4. tr an archaic word for enlighten
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞颈濒濒耻蝉藢迟谤补迟补产濒别, adjective
  • 藞颈濒濒耻蝉藢迟谤补迟颈惫别, adjective
  • 藞颈濒濒耻蝉藢迟谤补迟颈惫别ly, adverb
  • 藞颈濒濒耻蝉藢迟谤补迟辞谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈濒顎僱耻蝉路迟谤补迟顎卆路产濒别 adjective
  • 辞顎卾别谤路颈濒顎僱耻蝉路迟谤补迟别顎 verb (used with object) overillustrated overillustrating
  • 辫谤别路颈濒顎僱耻蝉路迟谤补迟别顎 verb (used with object) preillustrated preillustrating
  • 谤别路颈濒顎僱耻蝉路迟谤补迟别顎 verb (used with object) reillustrated reillustrating
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路颈濒顎僱耻蝉路迟谤补迟别顎 verb (used with object) superillustrated superillustrating
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of illustrate1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; from Latin 颈濒濒耻蝉迟谤腻迟耻蝉, past participle of 颈濒濒耻蝉迟谤腻谤别 鈥渢o illuminate, make clear, give glory to鈥; il- 1, luster 1, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of illustrate1

C16: from Latin 颈濒濒耻蝉迟谤腻谤别 to make light, explain, from 濒耻蝉迟谤腻谤别 to purify, brighten; see lustrum
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Example Sentences

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Instead, using his show鈥檚 headline-making legal headache as an example, Oliver illustrated why Trump鈥檚 penchant for weaponizing the legal system is dangerous to freedom of speech and expression.

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He added that it "perfectly illustrates the fact that marine parks are an outdated industry with dropping acceptability" in society.

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The BBC has also analysed satellite images to illustrate two of the biggest burns this year.

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If you can take good pictures of something, you can convey a lot of these characteristics that formerly would have just been illustrated or more often described using taxonomic terminology.

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Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 鈥 again, no stronghold of liberalism鈥攑owerfully illustrated this point in its 2013 decision of St. Joseph Abbey v.

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