illustrates

verbdemonstrate, exemplify

verbexplain by drawing, decorating

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Word Origin & History

1520s, "light up, shed light on;" 1610s, "educate by means of examples," back-formation from illustration, and in some cases from Latin illustratus, past participle of illustrare (see illustration). Sense of "provide pictures to explain or decorate" is 1630s. Related: Illustrated; illustrating.

Example Sentences for illustrates

Fig. 14 illustrates a loaf of bread that has risen too much.

This illustrates the scriptural term in the history of Deborah.

This illustrates the same model of thermometer seen in figure 22.

The history of the development of marriage in Rome illustrates this very forcibly.

Figure 100 shows a set of post-builders, and Figure 101 illustrates their use.

Indeed, it illustrates how completely the American people claim the college as their own.

From A to B in both figures, illustrates method of making a dot.

Show that the life and death of Socrates illustrates this ideal.

The senator told me a story, which illustrates the situation.

This illustrates the danger there is in visiting pickets at night.

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