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Synonyms for illustrate
ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪtil·lus·trate
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
illustrate
To embellish is to brighten and enliven by adding something that is not necessarily or very closely connected with that to which it is added; to illustrate is to add something so far like in kind as to cast a side-light upon the principal matter. An author embellishes his narrative with fine descriptions, the artist illustrates it with beautiful engravings, the binder gilds and decorates the volume. Garnish is on a lower plane; as, the feast was garnished with flowers. Deck and bedeck are commonly said of apparel; as, a mother bedecks her daughter with silk and jewels. To adorn and to ornament alike signify to add that which makes anything beautiful and attractive, but ornament is more exclusively on the material plane; as, the gateway was ornamented with delicate carving. Adorn is more lofty and spiritual, referring to a beauty which is not material, and can not be put on by ornaments or decorations, but seems in perfect harmony and unity with that to which it adds a grace; if we say, the gateway was adorned with beautiful carving, we imply a unity and loftiness of design such as ornamented can not express. We say of some admirable scholar or statesman, "he touched nothing that he did not adorn."
At church, with meek and unaffected grace,
His looks adorned the venerable place.Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 178.Synonyms:
adorn, beautify, bedeck, deck, decorate, embellish, garnish, gild, ornamentAntonyms:
deface, deform, disfigure, mar, spoilPreposition:
Adorn his temples with a coronet.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
illustrate
Synonyms:
elucidate, interpret, exemplify, demonstrate, represent, explain, embody, paint, image, make clearAntonyms:
obscure, misinterpret, mystify, confuse, misrepresent, darken
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
illustrateverb
Synonyms:
elucidate, explain, exemplify, make clear, make plain, throw light uponillustrateverb
Synonyms:
adorn with pictures
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
illustrateverb
Synonyms:
elucidate, picture, demonstrate, exemplify
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#268 | show | |
#376 | image | |
#2965 | instance | |
#2976 | represent | |
#3082 | explain | |
#3159 | indicate | |
#3336 | reflect | |
#3445 | paint | |
#4329 | deck | |
#4615 | demonstrate | |
#6031 | highlight | |
#10023 | interpret | |
#10275 | illustrate | |
#13687 | ornament | |
#17105 | decorate | |
#20732 | depict | |
#24770 | portray | |
#31472 | garnish | |
#35678 | embody | |
#41179 | adorn | |
#43164 | elucidate | |
#51238 | exemplify | |
#63516 | beautify | |
#65818 | embellish | |
#98099 | gild |
How to use illustrate in a sentence?
Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.
The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media, this is not a cage match.
When weighing the degree of force used, a prosecutor must pay careful attention to the facts and circumstances of each particular case including the severity of the crime at issue, whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of officers or others, and whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight, i find the facts of this case clearly illustrate the officers who used deadly force on Andrew Brown Jr. did so reasonably and only when a violent felon used a deadly weapon to place their lives in danger.
Significant price increases throughout the country simply illustrate strong demand and record-low housing supply, the record-high home prices are happening across nearly all markets, big and small, even in those metros that have long been considered off-the-radar in prior years for many home seekers.
These changes are fairly significant, particularly if you look at them in the context of what happened over the weekend with Governor Rajan's decision to step down, it might be the government's way to illustrate its commitment to reforms and mitigate any investor fallout following Rajan's decision.
Translations for illustrate
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- ілюстрава́цьBelarusian
- ilustrovatCzech
- egluro, darlunio, esbonioWelsh
- illustrierenGerman
- ilustriEsperanto
- ilustrarSpanish
- kuvata, kuvittaa, havainnollistaaFinnish
- illustrerFrench
- maisighIrish
- ilustrar, klarigar, lumizar, explikarIdo
- illustrareItalian
- whakatauiraMāori
- ilustrarPortuguese
- ilustraRomanian
- пояснять, делать иллюстрации, иллюстри́ровать, оформлять, приводить примерыRussian
- விளக்குவதற்குTamil
- Minh họaVietnamese
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