illustrate

Definition for illustrate

verb as in demonstrate, exemplify

Strongest matches

clarify, delineate, depict, embody, emphasize, epitomize, exhibit, explain, expose, highlight, illuminate, interpret, lay out, manifest, mark, mirror, personify, point up, portray, represent, reveal, spotlight, symbolize, typify

Strong matches

allegorize, clear, disclose, elucidate, evidence, evince, expound, imitate, instance, picture, proclaim, show, vivify

Weak matches

bring home, clear up, draw a picture, emblematize, get across, get over, limelight, make clear, make plain, ostend, show and tell

verb as in explain by drawing, decorating

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adorn, delineate, depict, illuminate, paint, portray, represent

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embellish, limn, ornament, picture, sketch

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Showing a humbleness which motivates others was illustrated off court when, in 2018, he led from the front to help his home island of Mallorca recover from devastating flash flooding.

From BBC

They illustrated the essence of the farmers’ argument: there is a deep-seated cultural expectation that they will pass on their farm to the next generation.

From BBC

These patterns illustrate the complex interrelationships of alcohol consumption, premature death and disease, regardless of the beverage type.

From Science Daily

“Matthew Perry’s tragic death by drowning while intoxicated illustrates that the greatest risks from ketamine are not direct effects of the drug but from using outside of medical settings or without proper monitoring.”

From Salon

He lunged in with a hook which missed by at least a foot in the fifth, illustrating just how much of a difference the age was making.

From BBC

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