Meaning of "illustrate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ILLUSTRATE

From Latin illustrāre to make light, explain, from lustrāre to purify, brighten.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ILLUSTRATE

illustrate  [ˈɪləˌstreɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLUSTRATE

Illustrate is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb illustrate in English.

WHAT DOES ILLUSTRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Illustration

An illustration is a visualization or a depiction made by an artist, such as a drawing, sketch, painting, photograph, or other kind of image of things seen, remembered or imagined, using a graphical representation. The word comes from the latin word illustra'tio, illu'stro meaning enlighten, irradiate. Printing is the current process for reproducing illustrations, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. Illustrations can be artistic images illustrating for example a text, poem, fashion, magazines, stamps or a book and very often illustrations were made for children's books. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information by providing a visual representation of something described in the text. Illustrations can also represent scientific images of flora, medicine or different processes, a biological or chemical processes or technical illustrations to give information on how to use something. Illustrations can be executed in different techniques, like watercolor, gouache, ink, oil, charcoal chalk or woodcut. Paintings are usually original works made on canvas or wood, while illustrations are printed.

Definition of illustrate in the English dictionary

The first definition of illustrate in the dictionary is to clarify or explain by use of examples, analogy, etc. Other definition of illustrate is to be an example or demonstration of. Illustrate is also to explain or decorate with pictures.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ILLUSTRATE

PRESENT

Present

I illustrate

you illustrate

he/she/it illustrates

we illustrate

you illustrate

they illustrate

Present continuous

I am illustrating

you are illustrating

he/she/it is illustrating

we are illustrating

you are illustrating

they are illustrating

Present perfect

I have illustrated

you have illustrated

he/she/it has illustrated

we have illustrated

you have illustrated

they have illustrated

Present perfect continuous

I have been illustrating

you have been illustrating

he/she/it has been illustrating

we have been illustrating

you have been illustrating

they have been illustrating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I illustrated

you illustrated

he/she/it illustrated

we illustrated

you illustrated

they illustrated

Past continuous

I was illustrating

you were illustrating

he/she/it was illustrating

we were illustrating

you were illustrating

they were illustrating

Past perfect

I had illustrated

you had illustrated

he/she/it had illustrated

we had illustrated

you had illustrated

they had illustrated

Past perfect continuous

I had been illustrating

you had been illustrating

he/she/it had been illustrating

we had been illustrating

you had been illustrating

they had been illustrating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will illustrate

you will illustrate

he/she/it will illustrate

we will illustrate

you will illustrate

they will illustrate

Future continuous

I will be illustrating

you will be illustrating

he/she/it will be illustrating

we will be illustrating

you will be illustrating

they will be illustrating

Future perfect

I will have illustrated

you will have illustrated

he/she/it will have illustrated

we will have illustrated

you will have illustrated

they will have illustrated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been illustrating

you will have been illustrating

he/she/it will have been illustrating

we will have been illustrating

you will have been illustrating

they will have been illustrating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would illustrate

you would illustrate

he/she/it would illustrate

we would illustrate

you would illustrate

they would illustrate

Conditional continuous

I would be illustrating

you would be illustrating

he/she/it would be illustrating

we would be illustrating

you would be illustrating

they would be illustrating

Conditional perfect

I would have illustrate

you would have illustrate

he/she/it would have illustrate

we would have illustrate

you would have illustrate

they would have illustrate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been illustrating

you would have been illustrating

he/she/it would have been illustrating

we would have been illustrating

you would have been illustrating

they would have been illustrating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you illustrate
we let´s illustrate
you illustrate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to illustrate

Past participle

illustrated

Present Participle

illustrating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ILLUSTRATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «illustrate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of illustrate

adorn · clarify · demonstrate · describe · elucidate · embellish · emphasize · exemplify · exhibit · explain · explicate · interpret · ornament · point up · show · sum up · summarize

TRANSLATION OF ILLUSTRATE

Find out the translation of illustrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of illustrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illustrate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 表明
• Translator English - Spanish: ilustrar
• English: illustrate
• Translator English - Hindi: उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट करना
• Translator English - Arabic: توضيح
• Translator English - Russian: иллюстрации
• Translator English - Portuguese: ilustrar
• Translator English - Bengali: চিত্রিত করা
• Translator English - French: illustrer
• Translator English - Malay: Ilustrasikan
• Translator English - German: veranschaulichen
• Translator English - Japanese: 実証する
• Translator English - Korean: 보여주다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ilustrasi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: minh họa
• Translator English - Tamil: விளக்குவதற்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्पष्ट करा
• Translator English - Turkish: örneklemek
• Translator English - Italian: illustrare
• Translator English - Polish: ilustrują
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ілюстрації
• Translator English - Romanian: ilustra
• Translator English - Greek: απεικονίζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: illustreer
• Translator English - Swedish: illustrera
• Translator English - Norwegian: illustrere

10 QUOTES WITH «ILLUSTRATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illustrate.

1

Gregory Bateson

Interesting phenomena occur when two or more rhythmic patterns are combined, and these phenomena illustrate very aptly the enrichment of information that occurs when one description is combined with another.

2

Lee Bermejo

Since I'm so slow, I have to be fairly choosy about the projects I take on, and it can't be something that I'm only 'sort of' into. I knew that 'The Stand' would be an amazing challenge every month that would be a blast to illustrate.

3

Lee Bermejo

Who doesn't want to draw Batman or Superman? Everyone would like to be able to draw them. I've been really lucky when it comes to the characters that I get to illustrate.

4

Robert Burton

To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun.

5

Peter Carey

The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows.

6

Rachel Corrie

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

7

Dario Fo

For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.

8

Pope Francis

An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.

9

John Howe

Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a number of authors I would be eager to illustrate.

10

Jesse Johnson

I walked out of Spielberg's 'Lincoln' having such a thirst for more. It used such a microscopic albeit enormous event in American history. It used such a small piece of his presidency to illustrate him as a president through the lens of that event.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLUSTRATE»

Discover the use of illustrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illustrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper

This second edition of How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper will help both first-time writers and more experienced authors, in all biological and medical disciplines, to present their results effectively.

Bjorn Gustavii, 2008

How to Illustrate and Design Concept Cars

Posters of cars still adorn many a child’s bedroom wall, and school exercise books are full of doodles of cars. This book takes those notebook sketches and teaches you how to develop them into the car designs you see in magazines.

Adrian Dewey, 2011

How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books and Get Them ...

Explores the art of storytelling and the basics of writing for children, including classic fiction, contemporary themes, picture books, book production, fads, nonfiction, and careers as a children's writer or illustrator.

Treld Bicknell, Felicity Trotman, 2000

The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate ...

Featuring work by such contemporary luminaries as Lisa Congdon, Jen Corace, Neil Farber, Susie Ghahremani, Jeremyville, and many more, this is a work of scientific and artistic exploration to pique the interest of both the intellectually ...

Matt Lamothe, Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski, 2012

The Spelling Teacher's Book of Lists: Words to Illustrate ...

This revised collection focuses on patterns and facts that teachers can use to help students become better spellers. This comprehensive guide includes additions to previous lists, and new lists that deal with various aspects of etymology.

Jo Phenix, Katherine Cole, 2003

Writing with pictures: how to write and illustrate ...

The works of such renowned illustrators as Beatrix Potter, William Steig, and Maurice Sendak are used to demonstrate a visual approach to storytelling. 10 color and 600 b&w illustrations.

Uri Shulevitz, 1997

Show Me How to Illustrate Evangelistic Sermons

A one-of-a-kind tool that teaches the art of making apt illustrations in evangelism

R. Larry Moyer, 2012

Some Observations Tending to Illustrate the Book of Job, and ...

George Costard. rowed from the same Country. 'Twas to living and conversing here, or to keep up to the Characters of the Speakers perhaps, that we meet with such a number of Syriac and Chaldee significations of words interspersed ...

George Costard, 1747

A series of prints designed to illustrate the Ancient history

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Stories and Parables to Illustrate Gospel Truths

1920. A gathering of stories and parables from what Stuart had heard, read or saw, which he thought would help to illustrate and make attractive and effective the gospel truth.

George R. Stuart, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLUSTRATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illustrate is used in the context of the following news items.

Artists use their creations to illustrate climate change - Fairbanks …

Two artists are joining forces at The Folk School, 2861 Beverly Lane, to talk about art as a way to illustrate climate change. Peter Handler ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Jul 15»

Malaria Genomes Illustrate Differences, Selection Pressure Even in …

Malaria Genomes Illustrate Differences, Selection Pressure Even in Closely Related Strains. Jul 16, 2015. |. a GenomeWeb staff reporter. NEW YORK ... «GenomeWeb, Jul 15»

andy van dinh + katie scott illustrate the NIKE AIR MAX 95 as …

this year marks the 20th anniversary of the NIKE AIR MAX 95 shoe, designed by sergio lozano. as part of this celebration, NIKE has launched ... «Designboom, Jul 15»

Casillas Xavi and Gerrard illustrate death of one-club man - ESPN FC

ESPN FC's Craig Burley reviews some of the notable one-club players and explains why he believes they may soon be a thing of the past. «ESPN FC, Jul 15»

Photographers are even using lego figurines to illustrate Greece's …

News agency photographers get creative with figurines, fire and abstract ideas in the ongoing work to provide illustrations for the world's media. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

Nixon and Obama health care similarities illustrate party differences

The authors illustrate that had Nixon's proposals gone through, more people would have had insurance coverage than the number currently ... «Medical News Today, Jul 15»

World Cup purchases illustrate a growing trend: mobile buying

The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»

West Milford mothers team up to write and illustrate new children's …

"Mommy Fix It Up" is a new children's picture book, written by Mary L. Moore and illustrated by Cheryl Crouthamel, both West Milford residents. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

North Dakota students illustrate children's mystery book

MANDAN, N.D. — A group of North Dakota students have illustrated a new children's mystery book written by a local author. Penny Wolf, a ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»

2 Crazy Incidents Illustrate Broadway Menace: Phones

(Newser) – Cell phones in theaters: After two high-profile incidents on Broadway, things seem to have reached a "tipping point," observes ... «Newser, Jul 15»