illustrate

Definition

Examples

This graph will illustrate how our sales have grown this year.

Word Family

Synonyms

• demonstrategive an exhibition of to an interested audience
• exemplifybe characteristic of
• depictshow in, or as in, a picture

Collocations

• Easy illustrate with pictures
  to illustrate with pictures, meaning to clarify by giving an example of
• Medium chart illustrates sales growth
  to chart illustrates sales growth, meaning to make a chart of
• Hard case illustrates governance failure
  to case illustrates governance failure, meaning to look over, usually with the intention to rob
• Very Hard vividly illustrate consequences of hubris
  describing vividly illustrate consequences of hubris (in a vivid manner)