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to illustrate
01
to explain or show the meaning of something using examples, pictures, etc.
1.1
to use pictures in a book, magazine, etc.
Example
He illustrates the cookbook with colorful pictures of the finished dishes.
She illustrates her articles with hand-drawn sketches.
They illustrate the travel guidebook with maps and photographs of landmarks.
1.2
to serve as a clear instance or representation of a broader concept or situation
Example
The statistics tellingly illustrate the positive impact of the new policy on employment rates.
Trigonometric graphs illustrate the behavior of trigonometric functions over a specified range of angles.
The cartoon artist humorously illustrated the challenges of modern life in a series of comic strips.
The timeline illustrates the development of technology chronologically.
He illustrates the cookbook with colorful pictures of the finished dishes.
