Illustrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clarify by giving an example of

depict with an illustration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

illustrate a book with drawings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instance exemplify

Parts of Speech

verb	clarify by giving an example of
verb	depict with an illustration
verb	supply with illustrations “illustrate a book with drawings”

Word Forms

exemplification	noun	showing by example
example	noun	an occurrence of something
illustrative	adjective	clarifying by use of examples
illustration	noun	showing by example
instance	noun	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
illustrator	noun	an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

veranschaulichen

Verdeutlichen Sie dies anhand eines Beispiels

🇫🇷French

illustrer

clarifier en donnant un exemple de

🇪🇸Spanish

ilustrar

aclarar dando un ejemplo de

🇮🇹Italian

illustrare

chiarire fornendo un esempio di

🇳🇱Dutch

illustreren

verduidelijken door een voorbeeld te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

ilustrar

esclarecer dando um exemplo de

🇷🇺Russian

иллюстрировать

уточнить, приведя пример

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट करना

का उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাখ্যা করা

একটি উদাহরণ দিয়ে স্পষ্ট করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

விளக்குகின்றன

ஒரு உதாரணம் கொடுத்து தெளிவுபடுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్ణించండి

ఒక ఉదాహరణ ఇవ్వడం ద్వారా స్పష్టం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्ट करणे

चे उदाहरण देऊन स्पष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજાવવું

નું ઉદાહરણ આપીને સ્પષ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವರಿಸಲು

ಒಂದು ಉದಾಹರಣೆ ನೀಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിത്രീകരിക്കുക

ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം നൽകി വ്യക്തമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਸਾਉ

ਦੀ ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مثال دینا

کی مثال دے کر واضح کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阐明

举例说明

🇯🇵Japanese

説明する

～の例を挙げて明確にする

🇰🇷Korean

설명하다

예를 들어 명확히 하라.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

minh họa

làm rõ bằng cách đưa ra một ví dụ về

🇹🇭Thai

แสดงให้เห็น

ชี้แจงโดยยกตัวอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjelaskan

memperjelas dengan memberikan contoh

🇵🇭Filipino

ilarawan

linawin sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng halimbawa ng

🇲🇾Malay

menggambarkan

jelaskan dengan memberikan contoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يوضح

توضيح مع إعطاء مثال على

🇮🇷Persian

نشان دادن

با ذکر مثالی توضیح دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

göstermek

bir örnek vererek açıklığa kavuşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדגִים

להבהיר על ידי מתן דוגמה של

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What is the primary definition of the word 'illustrate'?

The primary meaning of 'illustrate' is 'clarify by giving an example of'.

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Using 'illustrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'illustrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'illustrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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