1. Verb
To make clear, bright, or luminous.
2. Verb
To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.
3. Verb
To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.
4. Verb
To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.
5. Verb
To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.
6. Adjective
Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious.
7. Verb
To make an idea clearer with an example.
To explain or make something clear by providing an example, comparison or visual representation.
“The case illustrates the wider problem.”
8. Verb
To make an idea clearer by showing an example.
To clarify or exemplify a point by providing an example, case, image or pattern. An illustration clarifies a point but does not necessarily prove it.
“The case illustrates how implementation can diverge from formal policy.”
An illustration clarifies a point but does not necessarily prove it
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