illustrate

illustrate
transitive verb
1) (serve as example of) veranschaulichen; illustrieren
2) (elucidate by pictures) [bildlich] darstellen [Vorgang, Ablauf]; illustrieren [Buch, Erklärung]
3) (explain) verdeutlichen; erläutern; (make clear by examples) anschaulicher machen; illustrieren
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['iləstreit]
verb
1) (to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc.) illustrieren
2) (to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc: Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean.) erläutern
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- illustration
- illustrative
- illustrator
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il·lus·trate
[ˈɪləstreɪt]
vt
▪ to \illustrate sth
1. (add pictures to) etw illustrieren [o bebildern]
he \illustrated his talk with a selection of slides er veranschaulichte seinen Vortrag durch diverse Dias
2. (fig: show more clearly) etw aufzeigen
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['Iləstreɪt]
vt
1) book, story illustrieren, bebildern

his lecture was illustrated by coloured slides — er veranschaulichte seinen Vortrag mit Farbdias

illustrated (magazine) — Illustrierte f

2) (fig) veranschaulichen, illustrieren
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illustrate [ˈıləstreıt; US auch ıˈlʌs-] v/t
1. illustrieren, erläutern, veranschaulichen
2. illustrieren, bebildern:
“not illustrated” (in Versandhauskatalogen etc) „ohne Abbildung“
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transitive verb
1) (serve as example of) veranschaulichen; illustrieren
2) (elucidate by pictures) [bildlich] darstellen [Vorgang, Ablauf]; illustrieren [Buch, Erklärung]
3) (explain) verdeutlichen; erläutern; (make clear by examples) anschaulicher machen; illustrieren
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v.
illustrieren v.
veranschaulichen v.
verdeutlichen (durch Beispiele) v.

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