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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illustrated}; p. pr & vb n. {Illustrating}.] [L. illustratus p. p. of illustrare to illustrate, fr illustris bright. See {Illustrious}.] 1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here when the moon illustrates all the sky. --Chapman. 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. --Shak. To prove him and illustrate his high worth. --Milton. 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. [Obs.] Matter to me of glory, whom their hate Illustrates. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: illustrated adj : (of a publication) provided with illustrations; "illustrated books for children" [ant: {unillustrated}]
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