illustrate

/ˈɪləstreɪt/
verb
  1. To explain or make something clear by giving examples or using pictures.
    • Can you illustrate your point with a real-life story?
    • The report includes charts to illustrate the company's growth.
    • The teacher used a diagram to illustrate how the water cycle works.
  2. To provide a book, article, or other text with pictures or drawings.
    • The magazine asked an artist to illustrate the cover story.
    • She was hired to illustrate the children's book about dinosaurs.
    • Many classic novels are illustrated with beautiful engravings.
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