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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
illustrates, illustrating, illustrated |
| definition: |
to provide pictures to go along with written material.
He illustrated the children's book with pictures of dinosaurs.- similar words:
- draw, represent
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| derivation: |
illustrated (adj.) |
Illustrate comes from a Latin word that means "light up." The words "luster" and "lustrous" come from related Latin words.
Word Builder: illustrate +
- illustrated:
having pictures.