Illustrate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Transitive and intransitive 1.2.1.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb form

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

to illustrate (third-person singular simple present illustrates, present participle illustrating, simple past illustrated, past participle illustrated)

Transitive and intransitive

1. To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
   • We illustrate our definitions by including quotations or simple examples.
2. To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
   • The economics textbook was illustrated with many graphs.

Translations

• Finnish: kuvata (1), kuvittaa (2)

Italian

Verb form

illustrate

1. second-person plural indicative present of illustrare
2. second-person plural imperative of illustrare

fr:illustrate io:illustrate zh:illustrate