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Definition of Illustrate
Il`lus´trate | v. t. | 1. | To make clear, bright, or luminous. | | 2. | To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. | | 3. | To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples. | | 4. | To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance. | | 5. | To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify. | | a. | 1. | Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. |
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